Withering-By-Sea: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue
Judith Rossell

Withering-By-Sea: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue
Judith Rossell
WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD, CHILDRENS CATEGORY
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 …
Review
by Katherine Dretzke
Stella Montgomery lives at the Hotel Majestic, a beautiful, large, white building situated on top of the cliff overlooking the town of Withering-by-Sea. She lives with her three painful aunts, long-time residents of the Hotel Majestic, who moved there for the health benefits of the hotel’s water, which is said to limit the effects of ageing.
One day when Stella is reading her Atlas in the conservatory, she spies the new resident, Mr Filbert, suspiciously hiding a small package in an old urn. That evening, Stella sneaks out of her room to investigate. However, she is surprised by the appearance of thieves dragging Mr Filbert and demanding to know where the package is. As a struggle ensues, Mr Filbert spies Stella and gives her the task of protecting the package from the horrid Professor who is behind the robbery. This puts Stella’s life in danger and when the thieves kidnap her she must use her cunning brain to outwit the thieves and the Professor.
Withering-by-Sea is a fun mystery with interesting characters, thrilling chases and singing cats! Readers aged 9 and up who enjoy reading the Ruby Redfort series as well as the Mr and Mrs Bunny books by Polly Horvath will love the style of Withering-by-Sea.
Katherine Dretzke is a bookseller at Readings Hawthorn.
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