![]() ![]() It’s not often you get books aimed at 9-12s set in an Abbey, and much less one 700 years ago, but Pat Walsh manages to convincingly describe Will’s world. ![]() ![]() Set in what seems to be medieval Britain (the year is 1347), The Crowfield Curse is set in a rather unusual time period. This ‘hob’ brings with it a mystery of an angel, and reveals that the woods are a lot more dangerous than most people would think… Out in the woods, when he is collecting firewood, he stumbles across a ‘hob’, an animal few know of and less believe exist. The story follows 14 year old William, a boy who was accepted as a servant to Crowfield Abbey when his family burned in a house fire, from which he miraculously escapes. It’s historical fantasy with a debut twist, and for what it offers, it is surprisingly good. The Crowfield Curse is Pat Walsh’s debut novel, aimed at 9-12 year olds. When two rich strangers arrive, things get even more mysterious, particularly when they ask after the angel, something that few outsiders know of… Discovering a lone hob (a talking fox-come-squirrel type animal) injured in the woods, he starts to uncover the secret of the angel that was slauughtered by a mythical fay in the woods 100 years ago. The year is 1347, and William has made an unexpected friend. ![]()
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