One last book from Diana Wynne Jones.
From Publishers Weekly:
It took about six months of reading and pondering for Ursula to experience the flash of insight that made it all come together, she said. “When at last I started to write, it came quickly and easily.”
Throughout the process, she found Diana’s presence nearly palpable. “There was a sense of acquiescence and I often felt prodded into changing things around, too – sentences and structures – as if Diana were leaning over my shoulder. “The last sentence was an unbearable second parting from her: it was as if she had died again.”
*sniffles*