![]() ![]() Fortunately, none of the abbey's other inhabitants know he's there. The hob, whom Brother Snail and Will call Brother Walter with gentle humor (since the fay cannot give their names), begins to trust his two rescuers and adapt to life at the abbey. Only this isn't a fox or a squirrel it's a hob, a creature of the fay. Will comes across a creature caught in a trap in the forest and frees it, then brings it to Brother Snail to heal. ![]() What he doesn't know is that the abbey is keeping secrets-at least, not until Will ends up with a secret of his own. The year is 1347, and William Paynel has lived at a poor abbey since his parents died, working odd jobs in return for scant room and board. It's the best depiction of a child's life in medieval Europe since Karen Cushman's books, as well as another powerful blending of historical fiction and fantasy. The Crowfield Curse has already gotten attention from awards committees, and I can see why. ![]()
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