A stunning classic horror story - perfect for fans of
Mary Shelley!
'[A] wonderful twisted gothic novel ... [an] evocation of
a weird and wonderful world with compulsive characters and a cracking
mystery at it's core.' THE TIMES
'Oozing atmosphere, this reads like a teenage version of recent
gothic fantasies like The Binding or The Familiars:
deliciously chilling Elizabethan tale with an injection
of horror.' THE OBSERVER
'[An] atmospheric gothic chiller' THE INDEPENDENT
When Iseabail is employed by a wealthy merchant to be his daughter's
companion, she's transported from her humble island home to
a grand house in the Scottish borderlands.
Why has she been summoned here? And will she ever make it back
home?
A stunningly atmospheric YA Elizabethan horror set in
the Scottish borderlands, written with a unique and original voice.
Jane Eyre meets Susan Hill with a YA twist and gently
fantastical elements.
Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction
Competition 2018; the first YA entry to win.
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
ISBN: 9781912626007
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 198 x 140 x 20 mm
This book was totally absorbing, hard to put down and I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns. A very well written book.
A haunting story packed full of wonderfully unexpected twists and turns. I learnt a lot too. If you like originality you'll love The Pure Heart.
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