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ISBN: 9781913322175
Title: Tamarind And The Star Of Ishta
Author: BILAN JASBINDER
From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird comes a breathtaking, magical adventure …
‘I absolutely adored it … an achingly beautiful story’
SITA BRAHMACHARI
‘Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss, sorrow and delight’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
‘A lush, gorgeous setting in a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.’ THE GUARDIAN
‘Beautifully written, richly atmospheric
and touchingly spiritual, this brief novel sparkles like a polished gem’ DAILY MAIL
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 …
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03/09/2020
Available stock: 1
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