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Aug 18, 2012
In the city of Zombay acting and masks are forbidden since no one is allowed to pretend to be someone else. Rownie lives with Graba, a witch, who takes in children who have been abandoned and she controls them. Goblins, who are not human, travel from place to place and are allowed to perform. Rownie’s older brother had studied mask making with the goblins and has disappeared. Graba, Rownie, and the goblins are all searching for him. This is a strange book where some characters have eyes and/or limbs made of gears and other artificial parts and where robots are propelled by coal made from the hearts of people and animals. Read and prepare to believe in the magic of theatre and masks. Reviewed by BPL volunteer EE.