The Raconteur's Commonplace Book

I have enjoyed all the “Greenglass House” books that I've read so far. The hook of this one is that it's the book Milo is reading in the first GGH book; at first it seems a loose connection of travelers' tales, but then it gains complexity as we discover more about the tellers through and between their tales. The weaving together of an overall narrative out of disparate materials is nicely done, although I didn't understand some references and wonder if they come from other works (am I supposed to know who Maisie is?)