Wormwood Mire
Stella Montgomery Intrigue Series
Author: Judith Rossell
Book 2 in the Stella Montgomery Intrigue series
Pages: 288
Published: 2016
Age: 9+
When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. But within the overgrown grounds of the mouldering house, dark secrets slither and skulk, and soon Stella must be brave once more if she's to find out who – or what – she really is...
From Judith Rossell comes the thrilling and magical sequel to her multi-award-winning novel, Withering-by-Sea.
Winner Davitt Awards (2017); Shortlisted Indie Awards (2017); Shortlisted for Book of the Year: Children's & YA (2017); Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year: Older Children (2017); Shortlisted for ABA Booksellers' Choice Award (2017); Notable Book Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (2017)
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.