SuitabookHistory and preservation
The abbey is in ruins, villagers are hired to dismantle stone for carvings, and carved blocks become blank.
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Pat Walsh - Author
A spooky, folklore-rich mystery about returning to a ruined abbey and trying to repair an old wrong. Expect atmosphere, supernatural creatures, friendship and questions about preserving the past.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA spooky, folklore-rich mystery about returning to a ruined abbey and trying to repair an old wrong. Expect atmosphere, supernatural creatures, friendship and questions about preserving the past.
The abbey is in ruins, villagers are hired to dismantle stone for carvings, and carved blocks become blank.
Brother Walter receives help from a young village boy and a stone hob, while the synopsis warns that friends and enemies are not always easy to distinguish.
The story brings together an Otherworld, a hob, a ghostly girl, a boggart, a stone hob and the mysterious Deerman.
The atmosphere includes a haunted ruin, a crawling ghostly figure, a lurking boggart, vengeful ghosts and uncertainty about friends and enemies. The emotional effect may be eerie or unsettling.
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