In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in Chust and despite the inhospitability of the villagers settle there as woodcutters. Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long battered box everywhere they go, and why he is forbidden to know its contents. But when a band of gypsies comes to the village Peter's drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, intoxicated by their love of life and drawn into their deadly quest. For Chust is a dying community - where the dead come back to wreak revenge on the living. Amidst the terrifying events that follow, Peter is stunned to see his father change from a disillusioned man to the warrior hero he once was.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Playscripts .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 136 pages in this book. This is a play book. This book was published 2014 by Oxford University Press .

Adrian Flynn has written numerous plays for the educational market inc. a collection of new plays for teaching GCSE Drama, Exchanges in collaboration with Joe Standerline.