The Crowfield Curse - Softcover

Pat Walsh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906427151 ISBN 13: 9781906427153

Publisher: The Chicken House, 2010

Synopsis

It's 1347 and fifteen-year-old Will, an orphan boy, lives at Crowfield Abbey. Sent into the forest to gather wood, he rescues instead, a creature from a trap - a hob, who shares with Will a terrible secret. Somewhere in the forest behind the abbey where he lives, is a grave. And buried deep in the snow is an angel. But how can an angel die? What has it to do with the monks of the Abbey? When two hooded strangers arrive at Crowfield asking questions about the angel's grave. Will is drawn into a world of dangerous Old Magic. "The Crowfield Feather" was short-listed for the "Times" Chidren's Fiction Competition in 2008. This is a stunning debut novel and the first of a two part series.

About this title

About the Author:

Pat Walsh is a trained archaeologist as well as an amateur historian, inspired by the rich mythology of Britain. Born in a haunted house in Kent, she now lives in Bedfordshire, England, with her husband and children. THE CROWFIELD DEMON is the sequel to THE CROWFIELD CURSE, her debut novel. Visit her at www.pat-walsh.com.

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From The Crowfield Curse

"Kill me, why don't you?" said a voice weak with pain. "What's one hob more or less?" Startled, Will scrambled to his feet and stared at the grass. A pair of large green eyes, flecked with splinters of gold, stared back.

It was a creature the likes of which he had never before seen....

About this edition

• Publisher: The Chicken House
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1906427151
• ISBN 13: 9781906427153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320