By: Bilan, Jasbinder
Format: Paperback / softback
Published By: Chicken House Ltd
Date of Publication: 02/03/23
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781913322601
Dimensions in mm: 131 x 198 x 20
Description: ? A stunning new children's novel from the Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird.? 'Sensitively written and set against a true historical backdrop, this mystical story is a delight.' DAILY MAIL Xanthe loves visiting her gran in her flat with its rooftop garden. But Nani is becoming forgetful - and Xanthe wishes she could help her, if only she knew how.? A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues about Nani's childhood, and how, long ago, she had to escape her old life in Africa for a new one in Britain ... The fourth novel by bestselling, Costa Award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan; author of?Asha & the Spirit Bird, Tamarind & the Star of Ishta and?Aarti & the Blue Gods Follows archaeology-obsessed Xanthe as she uncovers her family's secrets A tale of secrets, family, refugees, belonging and love Set in a tower block in Nottingham, bringing Jasbinder's trademark magical realism to an urban, everyday setting
Format: Paperback / softback
Published By: Chicken House Ltd
Date of Publication: 02/03/23
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781913322601
Dimensions in mm: 131 x 198 x 20
Description: ? A stunning new children's novel from the Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird.? 'Sensitively written and set against a true historical backdrop, this mystical story is a delight.' DAILY MAIL Xanthe loves visiting her gran in her flat with its rooftop garden. But Nani is becoming forgetful - and Xanthe wishes she could help her, if only she knew how.? A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues about Nani's childhood, and how, long ago, she had to escape her old life in Africa for a new one in Britain ... The fourth novel by bestselling, Costa Award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan; author of?Asha & the Spirit Bird, Tamarind & the Star of Ishta and?Aarti & the Blue Gods Follows archaeology-obsessed Xanthe as she uncovers her family's secrets A tale of secrets, family, refugees, belonging and love Set in a tower block in Nottingham, bringing Jasbinder's trademark magical realism to an urban, everyday setting