Half a Dark Heart

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A bone. A promise. A heart.<

Ever since she first encountered ''The Horrors'', Alice has hidden herself safely behind the walls of her family''s Whitby guest house. Only her beloved sister, Lucille, knows why: that Alice can see things - gruesome, terrible things - in the darkest corners of our world. Shadow-monsters which will do anything to satisfy their violent cravings - and seemingly nothing can stop them. Of course, no one would believe them if they told them - and so the girls stay silent.

That is, until Lucille goes missing, and the boy she was in love with turns up dead. All of which coincides with the arrival of Austin - a dashing young actor from London, who claims a demon has stolen his voice, and only Alice can help him.

Faced with a world and powers she never even knew existed, Alice must race against time to save her sister, herself, and perhaps the only other person who''s ever cared about her. As well as send a demon or two back to where they came from . . .

A stunning gothic-horror fantasy with a gorgeous romance at its core, <>

About the author

H. F. Askwith is a British writer of dark fantastical fiction. She has written three YA gothic-thrillers - A Dark Inheritance, A Cruel Twist of Fate and Half a Dark Heart. In addition to her writing, H. F. Askwith has a love of puzzles, escape rooms and cyphers, which has in turn influenced her work.

Product details

• Authors: H F Askwith, H. F. Askwith
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 19
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 29.01.2026
• EAN: 9780241738429
• ISBN: 978-0-241-73842-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Gothic, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Interest age: from c 13 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy