The Pure Heart (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Chicken House
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Trudi Tweedie
Dimensions:	198 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-912626-00-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Fantasy & magical realism Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Historical fiction Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Monsters & legendary beings Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > Magic, spells & alchemy Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Horror & ghost stories, chillers Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Astrology, mysteries & the unexplained > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > Suicide, death & bereavement Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Celtic religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > Ancient Celtic religion Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > Magic, spells & alchemy Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Monsters & legendary beings Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Horror & Ghost Stories Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fantasy & Magical Realism Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Historical Fiction Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-912626-00-4
Barcode:	9781912626007

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