Nush and the Stolen Emerald
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Nush and the Stolen Emerald
By (Author) Jasbinder Bilan
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
9th May 2024
9th May 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 193mm, Height 130mm, Spine 25mm
220g
Description
A stunning new historical children's novel from Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird. Nush is maharani of an Indian kingdom. The British East India Company has already taken land and their most divine jewel an emerald the size of a small apple. When the Maharajah decides to go to England to ask Queen Victoria for help, Nush stows away on her fathers ship. This is her moment to shine and bring back the emerald that will heal the kingdom . . . 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 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
