A stunning new historical children’s novel from Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird.

Anushka is furious. As princess of an Indian kingdom, she has watched the British East India Company take land and her family’s most divine jewel – an emerald the size of an apple.

So when her father, the Maharaja, decides to visit Queen Victoria at Buckinham Palace, Nush goes too – determined to bring back the gem that can heal her country. 

• A fabulous new historical direction from Costa-winning and Waterstones-shortlisted author, Jasbinder Bilan.
• Themes of colonialism and identity, mixed with an action-packed royal mystery.

 

PRAISE FOR JASBINDER BILAN:

‘A gorgeous sumptuous read from a master storyteller.‘ HANNAH GOLD 

‘A light-filled, huge-hearted delight.‘ KATHERINE RUNDEL   

‘Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss, sorrow and delight.‘ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 

‘Beautifully written, richly atmospheric and touchingly spiritual.‘ DAILY MAIL