Aarti & the Blue Gods

From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha &the Spirit Bird and Tamarind & the Star of Ishtacomes a atmospheric, magical adventure with a stunning twist...'A magical stormy adventure' THE TIMES'A gem for readers of eight-plus' THE GUARDIAN'A deliciously addictive, one-sitting type of read' NIZRANAFAROOK, AUTHOR OF THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT'A beautiful weaving of myth and magic ... Simply stunning'ZILLAH BETHELL, AUTHOR OF THE SHARK CALLERAarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she canremember.Like the weather, Aunt rules her world withrare warmth. Aarti's only comforts are a book of Indian myths fullof blue gods, a fox's friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds ina locked room. Then, she learns Aunt has been feedingher lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up onthe beach. With his help, Aarti hopes to remember who she reallyis ... and perhaps find a way home. The mesmerising third novel from one of the most excitingwriters of middle-grade fictionJasbinder is the author of the Costa Book Award-winningAsha & the Spirit Bird and Indie Book Award-winningTamarind & the Star of IshtaThemes of identity, faith and belonging with a stunningtwist in an evocative and remote Scottish island setting