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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