11/5/2022 0 Comments Pure hearts review![]() She co-leads an Open University Reading for Pleasure Teacher Group (TRG) for teachers in Wales and is a Wales representative for the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA). Jo has been editor of, and currently sits on the Editorial Board of English 4-11 for the English Association and the UKLA Publications Committee. She is currently the reviews editor and book reviewer for Just Imagine and works with Books Council Wales championing books set in Wales by authors and illustrators living in Wales, through the Tir na n-og book awards and Quick Reads in Wales. This review was written by Jo Bowers Jo Bowers has worked in Primary Education for over 30 years, firstly as a Primary School Teacher and Literacy Leader in schools and then as a Lecturer for Literacy in Primary Education. The Pure Heart is described as Jane Eyre meets Susan Hill, but with a YA twist. Suffice to say, I did not see the ending coming, which only further serves to say how much I recommend reading this book. ![]() At every twist and turn, we are left wondering until the very end the purpose that Iseabail was brought to the mansion. I loved this book for the surprises it delivered throughout. The mystery intensifies when Plaustrell returns home from overseas with a peculiar pet for Maria and Iseabail finds out what he keeps in his forbidden tower. #PURE HEARTS REVIEW FULL#There is much to unnerve Iseabail in her new surroundings: the remoteness of the mansion the fact that no one comes near, as they believe it is full of witchcraft and the strange behaviour of her 7-year-old companion. And so begins Iseabail’s new life as she goes off in the boat with the stranger to live on the Scottish mainland in a remote mansion as a companion to his daughter, Maria, an unusually mature and precocious 7-year-old who speaks and writes Latin, Gaelic and Italian.Įverything about this story is a mystery. In exchange, he will send a boat full of supplies to the island community during the winter months. The letter is from a wealthy merchant named Alexander Plaustrell, who wants a girl to look after his daughter, with Gaelic reading skills and a pure of heart, which is determined when a pearl remains a bright white when Iseabail wears it. Iseabail, the only member of the community who can read, is asked to read it. Then her future changes completely with the arrival of a stranger in a boat carrying a letter. It starts on an island with the main character, Iseabail, about to be married to Artair, the son of the island’s chief and her future decided. ![]() The Pure Heart is a gripping, chilling, gothic, YA horror set in 16th century Scotland. ![]()
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