Pureheart

Cassandra Golds, the award-winning author of The Three Loves of Persimmon, has written a literary, supernatural thriller for young adults, retelling, in part, the romantic legend of Sir Galahad. Deirdre is alone in a crumbling block of flats after her grandmother dies. While looking out the window one day, she sees a boy who is familiar. She hasn't seen him in years but Deirdre and Gal share a secret. Together, he and Deirdre must discover the secret of the old building, before it collapses and the secret is lost forever . . . A beguilingly beautiful novel about what it means to love – from the winner of the 2011 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. Praise for Cassandra Golds' novel, The Three Loves of Persimmon: 'Part parable, part surrealist fable, part love story, the best word to describe this book is beautiful. The characters are beautifully drawn, the setting beautifully original, magical and seductive and the...