{"product_id":"bxosly-tamarind-the-star-of-ishta-9781913322175","title":"Tamarind \u0026 The Star Of Ishta","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the author of the Costa Award-winning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAsha \u0026amp; the Spirit Bird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a breathtaking, magical adventure ...\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE INDIE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'I absolutely adored it ... an achingly beautiful story'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSita Brahmachari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'A lush, gorgeous setting in a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Beautifully written, richly atmospheric and touchingly spiritual, this brief novel sparkles like a polished gem'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTamarind never knew her Indian mum, who died soon after she was born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlowly, Tamarind unravels a mystery at the heart of who she is ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe second novel by Jasbinder Bilan, author of the Costa Award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAsha \u0026amp; the Spirit Bird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a rising star in middle-grade fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePerfect for readers aged 9 and up – for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA beautiful and emotional family drama lightly woven with magic, in a breathtaking Indian setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chicken House Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588750999758,"sku":"9781913322175","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781913322175_a.png?v=1786526576","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/bxosly-tamarind-the-star-of-ishta-9781913322175","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}