Tamarind & the Star of Ishta: from the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award

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Tamarind & the Star of Ishta: from the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award

Tamarind & the Star of Ishta: from the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award

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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.

Tamarind and the Star of Ishta | BookTrust

And is the lamagaia that Asha keeps seeing really her grandmother's spirit guiding her, or is itjust a mountain bird as Jeevan keeps saying?Orphaned as little girl, she has been taken care of by Aunt, whose temper is as stormy as the weather. An unsettling, magical thriller that leaves you unsure where reality ends and the supernatural begins. Against the backdrop of a stunning South Asian landscape, three youngsters are on the run from the King’s guards – on an elephant! This is an intriguing and emotional story which weaves together themes of identity, belonging and bereavement with mythology and magical realism, all within the stunning setting of a grand old house in India.

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The story follows eleven-year old Asha, who is empowered with spiritual connections to her grandmother, as she journeys through the wild and dangerous Himalayas with her best friend Jeevan. From a Nottingham tower block to postwar Africa, this sweeping, nuanced story from the author of Asha and the Spirit Bird follows an archaeology-obsessed girl as she traces her beloved Nani’s past. The story is very touching, but even more affecting is Bilan’s gorgeous prose, which evokes a world full of wonder, glitter and light. Children will begin by considering the setting for the story and exploring the similarities and differences between the UK and India as presented in the text. Taking refuge in the lush gardens one moon-lit night, she follows a friendly monkey to find an abandoned hut and a glowing star ring, and meets Ishta, a mysterious mountain girl.

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