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2021 Indie Book Award for Children's Fiction
From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird comes a breathtaking journey across India ...
Tamarind never knew her Indian mum, Chinty, who died soon after she was born. So when she arrives at her ancestral home, a huge mansion in the Himalayas surrounded by luxuriant gardens, she's full of questions for her extended family. But instead of answers, she finds an ominous silence - and a trickle of intriguing clues: an abandoned hut, a friendly monkey, a glowing star ring, and a strange girl in the garden who calls herself Ishta. Slowly, Tamarind unravels a mystery at the heart of who she is ...
PRAISE FOR ASHA & THE SPIRIT BIRD
'An evocative debut novel'Guardian
'A vivid adventure'Observer
'... the final ending is as perfect as any fairy tale.'BookTrust
Genre: Children's Fiction
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