From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit

Bird comes a breathtaking, magical adventure ...

absolutely adored it ... an achingly beautiful story'

SITA BRAHMACHARI

'Atmospheric, dreamy, charged

with wonder and menace, loss, sorrow and delight' TIMES

LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

'A lush, gorgeous setting in

a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.' THE

GUARDIAN

'Beautifully written, richly atmospheric

and touchingly spiritual, this brief novel sparkles like a polished

gem' DAILY MAIL

Tamarind never knew her

Indian mum, Chinty, 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 ...

Tamarind never knew her Indian mum, Chinty, who died soon after

she was born. So when she arrives at her mother's ancestral

home, she's full of questions for her extended family. But instead

of answers, Tamarind finds a sad and beautiful mystery ...