--- product_id: 11874476 title: "The Magic Toyshop" price: "Rp658715" currency: IDR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.id/products/11874476-the-magic-toyshop store_origin: ID region: Indonesia --- # The Magic Toyshop **Price:** Rp658715 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Magic Toyshop - **How much does it cost?** Rp658715 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.id](https://www.desertcart.id/products/11874476-the-magic-toyshop) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber , a startling tale of the redemptive power of physical and emotional love One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave the comfortable home of her childhood, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: Aunt Margaret, beautiful and speechless, and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn, who kisses Melanie in the ruins of the pleasure gardens. And brooding Uncle Philip loves only the life-sized wooden puppets he creates in his toyshop. This classic gothic novel established Angela Carter as one of our most imaginative writers and augurs the themes of her later creative work. Review: One of my very favorites - It's truly excellent because of the fairy tale/children's story element. It's also a story about life in England for young people in the early 70's. Suddenly, what was at the center of English social life is in ruins, and young people with imagination find themselves as misfits. This is merely my take on what the novel might represent. If you are not interested in reading books this way, you will still find The Magic Toyshop mesmerizing, entertaining, controversial, or whatever type of reading experience you wish to have. Get it. Review: The Macabre - There is not much to the overall plot of this book. The strength of it lies within the wierd characters and dialog among them. I felt a few things were thrown in for shock value like the unexplained severed hand in the kitchen drawer or the 'don't see it coming revealed secret' at the end... that could have been either left out entirely or at best given us a hint about the secret. The peek hole was just down right creepy and some of the descriptions like the uncle's false teeth in the jar in the bathroom made me shudder. I had trouble with Melanie's attraction to her aunt's dirty brother with his nasty breath and teeth and unwashed stinky body. However it was this sort of thing that draws you in and makes you love the book because it IS SO macabre! The ending is lousy but in reality the whole story was not that great but it's the characters and their weirdness that will keep you reading so even with a bad ending you will go away whispering... wow... ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #195,855 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,571 in Gothic Fiction #2,223 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #10,181 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 611 Reviews | ## Images ![The Magic Toyshop - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91WhcfLy7yL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my very favorites *by R***N on September 18, 2002* It's truly excellent because of the fairy tale/children's story element. It's also a story about life in England for young people in the early 70's. Suddenly, what was at the center of English social life is in ruins, and young people with imagination find themselves as misfits. This is merely my take on what the novel might represent. If you are not interested in reading books this way, you will still find The Magic Toyshop mesmerizing, entertaining, controversial, or whatever type of reading experience you wish to have. Get it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Macabre *by J***E on September 5, 2007* There is not much to the overall plot of this book. The strength of it lies within the wierd characters and dialog among them. I felt a few things were thrown in for shock value like the unexplained severed hand in the kitchen drawer or the 'don't see it coming revealed secret' at the end... that could have been either left out entirely or at best given us a hint about the secret. The peek hole was just down right creepy and some of the descriptions like the uncle's false teeth in the jar in the bathroom made me shudder. I had trouble with Melanie's attraction to her aunt's dirty brother with his nasty breath and teeth and unwashed stinky body. However it was this sort of thing that draws you in and makes you love the book because it IS SO macabre! The ending is lousy but in reality the whole story was not that great but it's the characters and their weirdness that will keep you reading so even with a bad ending you will go away whispering... wow... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Magic Toyshop *by G***Z on June 30, 2011* this was a great buy, very low on cost and great for its price. the used book was priced at around 3 dollars and came in as if new, the quality of the book was better then some of my own used books, the only thing that could have made this purchase better would have been already knowing the quality of the book (aka: if it had creases, or was torn, etc.) ## Frequently Bought Together - The Magic Toyshop - Nights at the Circus - The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.id/products/11874476-the-magic-toyshop](https://www.desertcart.id/products/11874476-the-magic-toyshop) --- *Product available on Desertcart Indonesia* *Store origin: ID* *Last updated: 2026-06-01*