Tiger Skin Rug - Couverture souple

Haig, Joan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911279645 ISBN 13 : 9781911279648

Editeur : Pokey Hat, 2020

Synopsis

An old promise. A mysterious tiger. A magical adventure. Fly into the night with this enchanting tale of friendship, family, and what it means to find home.Lal and his brother Dilip miss home. They don’t like drizzle, midges, or the tiger skin rug in theircreepy new house. All they want is to leave Scotland and go back to India. But that’s before theymake friends with Jenny, and before the tiger comes back to life. The tiger tells them it will take them home in return for their help: it cannot rest until it fulfils an old promise. Can Lal, Dilip and Jenny help it on its quest? Who is trying to stop them? And will they get back home?"The Tiger Skin Rug is such a charming story, full of magic, hope and friendship. It will fly (like a tiger) off the shelves." Melvin Burgess"A vivid and warm-hearted tale that draws the reader in to a world where the familiar meets the magical. From a Scottish village to an Indian mountain, from the back streets of London to the palaces and sewers of Mumbai, Joan Haig explores the power of legends and stories, families and forgiveness. A new voice you will want to hear more of!" Joan Lennon

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Joan Haig, born in Zambia, was weaned on avocados and stories. When she was twelve, her family moved to the happy isles of Vanuatu in the South-West Pacific. She has lived and travelled all over the world, most recently settling with her husband, children and cats into a little cottage in the Scottish Borders.

Joan has researched and taught at the University of Warwick and University of Edinburgh; her teaching has won awards and her work on migration and belonging has been published in academic journals and edited volumes. She now works for Arcadia University’s Edinburgh Center.

Her writing dream is that her stories for children are enjoyed far and wide -and touch some grown-up hearts along the way.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pokey Hat
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1911279645
• ISBN 13: 9781911279648
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible