Mandragora

by David McRobbie

Two survivors of a shipwreck - a seventeen-year-old girl and a young seaman - shelter in a cave to wait out the storm. There they find warmth, security and love. When the storm is over and they finally emerge, there is something left behind. Something evil.

A hundred years later, another young couple uncover the place where the lovers found sanctuary.

But some things are best left undisturbed...

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Read For School

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

David McRobbie is a full-time writer and lives in Brisbane. David is the author of Flying with Granny, Prices, and Mandragora, which was short-listed for the 1992 Children's Book Council of the Year Award for Older Readers. David's most recent titles, Schemes, Wages of Wayne, This Book is Haunted and Timelock were published in 1993.

Reviews

[Tia Holt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bloody lit ayyyyy

[Mender · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, about a shipwreck and a curse and hidden treasure and altogether what YA should be. The idea of mandrake dolls having little coffins and being voodoo dolls was apparently real. Awesome.

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read it for year 8 English. Nothing to write home about.

[Anna Hepworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bit heavy handed in places, although the characters are mostly believable teens. Some interesting elements to the supernatural plot line.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book years ago for school and really enjoyed it.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read with mystery and fantasy curses.

[Tim Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was involved in the publication of this book and only have fond memories of the experience, and the author. Probably hard to find these days, but a gem, if you stubble across it!

[ruby prosser · Rating 2 out of 5]

read 2 years ago for my english class, not memorable

[Kumi · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 or 5
The book was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
McRobbie embeds little stories within a story which makes it a more compelling novel for a reader and the author's flow on the narration of events is just impressive.
I feel as if this book is highly underrated due to voodoos and curses not appealing to the majority.
The book provides a great mixture of mystery throughout the story; lovely and realistic romance between the characters; thrilling events which caused me the urge to stop reading because I was too excited, and the way it could build frustration and sympathise with the main character while he was trying to explain the impossible.
All in all, Mandragora by David McRobbie is filled with great balance in different genres which further piques the reader.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
This novel actually gave me the creeps. I mean the coincidences! Dayum.