Rate this book

Scatterheart (2000)

by Lili Wilkinson(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1846470773 (ISBN13: 9781846470776)

languge

English

genre

Romance

review 1: its been a while since i've read this one but im giving it five stars for staying with me so long...i think partly why i love it so much isnt just because of the Australian history element but because this is a book that doesnt need some dramatic love story to make me love the protagonist...although when you think about it everything she does is for love...but Hannah is a character thats so strong and who gives you such hope that even though its been ages since i've read it i still remember those as her defining characteristics. she was spoilt at the beginning but i never felt that anything she did was false or untrue to her character. i think i need to reread this!
review 2: I thought the premise of this book was wonderful - linking the fairy tale "East of the... more Sun, West of the Moon" with the historical story of a girl convicted of theft in 19th century London and transported to New South Wales. The problem I had with it as an enjoyable read was that the protagonist is so naive for so much of the book, and - although it's understandable given her upbringing - a snob and a half, too. That just makes for tough reading, or rather, it makes for a different kind of tough reading. What happens to Hannah after she's abandoned by her worthless father is horrific, and the villains she encounters during her long voyage to Australia are some of the nastiest imaginable. But it still wasn't a book I could say I loved, despite admiring it quite a bit. Will definitely look for other books by the author. less

Download links for: Scatterheart

Advertising