In a contemporary town in the American Midwest where he has no connections, an educated man recently released from prison is staying in a motel.
And then perhaps we read it again..
Black, who originally inhabited the house.
We learn things about magic, and another world, and about the sorcerer Mr.
We revise our opinions of him, and of others, with each letter.
His life is utterly transformed and we read on, because we must know more.
When he meets a real estate agent who tells him he is the heir to a huge old house, long empty, he moves in, though he is too broke to even buy furniture, and is immediately confronted by supernatural and fantastic creatures and events.
He writes letters to his brother and to others, including a friend still in jail.
In a contemporary town in the American Midwest where he has no connections, an educated man recently released from prison is staying in a motel
