Ashes of the Elements Chris Riddell Quirky and utterly captivating

Quirky and utterly captivating

Jack and Ma are prisoners

vital to the success of the Royalist cause

It was only when he woke up that Tom realized he'd been asleep

‘Anita Frank has created a range of characters alternately agreeable and repellent

Ashes of the Elements Chris Riddell Quirky and utterly captivatingA grove of huge oak trees in the Wealden forest is felled. And, as if some ancient curse is being brought alive, the man who wielded the axes meets with a violent end. The Sheriff claims the Forest People did it, but Abbess Helewise believes a supernatural solution is too easy an answer. She consults Josse d'Acquin, whose manor house in the Weald is now being renovated, and he, concerned about the safety of two girls from the abbey, enters the forest