Withering-by-Sea
Stella Montgomery Intrigue Series
Author: Judith Rossell
Book 1 in the Stella Montgomery Intrigue series
Pages: 260
Published: 2014
Age: 9+
A stalwart orphan sets out on a spine-tingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny Victorian middle grade novel.
High on a cliff above the gloomy Victorian town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful aunts. Stella dreams of adventuring on the Amazon – or anyplace, really, as long as it isn't this dreary town where nothing ever happens.
Then one night Stella sees something she shouldn't have. Soon she finds herself on the run from terrifying Professor Stark and his gang of thugs. But how can one young girl outwit an evil magician, much less rescue his poor, mistreated assistant?
With the help of a mysterious maestro, his musical cats, and a lively girl named Gert, Stella Montgomery sets out to do just that.
Aurealis Award Shortlist for Best Children's Fiction (2014); Australian Independent Booksellers Indie Book Award for Children's & YA (2015); ABIA Awards (2015); CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers Shortlist (2015)
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About the Stella Montgomery Intrigue Series
Books in series order
- 1.Withering-by-Sea(2014)
- 2.Wormwood Mire(2016)
- 3.Wakestone Hall(2018)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
A Victorian fantasy-adventure series, perfect for fans of Wildwood, Lemony Snicket and Tensy Farlow.
High on a cliff above the gloomy coastal town of Withering-by-Sea stands the Hotel Majestic. Inside the walls of the damp, dull hotel, eleven-year-old orphan Stella Montgomery leads a miserable life with her three dreadful Aunts.
But one night, Stella sees something she shouldn't have... Something that will set in motion an adventure more terrifying and more wonderful than she could ever have hoped for...
From Australian writer and illustrator, Judith Rossell, comes a thrilling and gripping historical adventure complete with beautiful Victorian-style illustrations.