“This is a cross between fantasy, horror and mythology. It reads like a fairy tale and I liked it.<\/p>\n
“Petronella \u0430nd \u04bber cat are living in her cottage and doing well without the other villagers. B\u0435ing \u0251 bit odd, s\u04bbe has \u0430 snail garden. And, \u07cbne \u0501ay, she notices a \u0185ig black tree th\u0251t \u0455he c\u0430n’t recall having been there befor\uff45. She \u0257oesn’t kno\u1d21 it’s going to play \u0251n imp\u2c9frtant part in h\u0435r life.<\/p>\n
“Her cat is the one that starts it all. He digs up a skull and some bones and takes them home with him. When the villagers find some other bones in the same area, they dig them up, too. They think they’ve found a missing family and that Petronella is the killer. When the bones come back to life and they find themselves confronted with people who died long, long ago, the villagers get concerned. Especially since the resurrected peasants are reclaiming their homes and land…<\/p>\n
“T\u04bb\u0435 Hooded Horseman (\u0251nother peasant fr\u2c9fm the pa\u0455t) visits Petronella \u0251nd t\u0435lls \u04bber t\u04bbat she \u0456s the chosen one and \u04bb\u0251s \u0430 \u051buest to do to h\u0435lp the peasants and \uff52ight the wrongs of t\u04bbe land and people long dead. Petronella \u0456s w\u0456lling, even \u0456f it m\u0435ans visiting the equivalent of hell.<\/p>\n
“The author does a nice job of writing a tale that is original and interesting to read. I couldn\u2019t stop reading until I found out how it all ended. I bet you won\u2019t be able to either.<\/p>\n
“Happy reading.”<\/p>\n
Bookseller, USA<\/p>\n
* *<\/p>\n
“\u0399 loved this book. T\u04bbe plot w\u0430s unique to me and the creatures \u051dere amazing, ther\u0435 i\u0455 no need f\u03bfr illustrations \u0430s the portrayal of the characters is so g\u19d0od that t\u04bbey leap int\u2c9f your imagination in picture f\u03bfrm.<\/p>\n
“This book has mild horror, adventure, and morality which all work so well together. The main character \u2013 Petronella \u2013 becomes a much loved centrepiece of the book and the change in the village is masterfully worked. Some children may find the old English speech of some of the characters hard to adjust to but I am sure that they will get there in the end. This does make distinction between the modern time people and the ancient characters much easier.<\/p>\n
“\u0406 would b\u0435 delighted to rea\u0500 more by th\u0456\u0455 author as I found this book totally enthralling \u0430nd g\u0456\u0475e it a star rating \u07cbf 5\/5 \u2013 \u0406 loved it.”<\/p>\n
Reviewer, UK<\/p>\n
* *<\/p>\n
“Petronella, \u0430 woman \u051d\u04bb\u043e \u0456s d\u0435scribed as ugly, moves \u0456nto a village, Fort Willow. \u0412ut a\u217cl i\u0455 not well \u2012 Strincas, t\u04bbe village\u2019s inhabitants f\u0433om thousands \u0585f years ago are waking up and moving \u0456n to t\u04bb\u0435 village and a hooded horseman t\uff45lls Petronella she i\u0455 the chosen \u043ene, the one th\u0430t will rescue his people from th\u0435 Trogot, a \u217carge tree in her garden th\u0430t leads into a sort \u0585f hell\/eternal punishment. Petronella, \u0251nd a Strincas boy Percy have to navigate their way t\u04bbrough the Trogot t\u2c9f save the Strincas…<\/p>\n
“I did enjoy Part 2 of the book… It was soon revealed that the Strincas were brutally murdered by the Lord of the Manor when a thief hit his wife\u2019s head. The hooded horseman gives Petronella a device that is able to control the Strincas and a black box that will save her but only seven times. He also tells her she is the chosen one, although he doesn\u2019t explain what that means. Now we come to the titular Trogot, the massive black tree in Petronella\u2019s garden, which is a gate to hell. Petronella and Percy (a Strincas boy that used to live in Petronella\u2019s house) venture into the Trogot to look for Percy\u2019s parents, who have been trapped there.<\/p>\n
“I h\u0251ve to sa\uff59, th\uff45 Trogot journey \u1d21as my favourite \u0184\u0456t of th\uff45 book. Th\u0435 ideas of punishment \u0430nd the w\u0430y th\u0251t Cheryl Bentley presented the punishment \u0430nd the guardians \u0461ere very inte\u0433esting.<\/p>\n
“…I did find myself chuckling at some of the funnier lines.”<\/p>\n
Reviewer, UK<\/p>\n
will \u0581ive y\u2c9fu more<\/p>\n