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Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

From the author of the Costa Award-winning `Asha & the Spirit Bird` comes a breathtaking, magical adventureLonglisted for the Blue Peter Book AwardWinner of Indie Children`s Book Award”I absolutely adored it … an achingly beautiful story` Sita Brahmachari”A lush, gorgeous setting in a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.” The GuardianTamarind never knew her Indian mum, 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…The second novel by Jasbinder Bilan, author of the Costa Award-winning `Asha & the Spirit Bird` and a rising star in middle-grade fiction.Perfect for readers aged 9 and up – for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave.