A Beautiful Lie
by:
Irfan Master (author)
An atmospheric, quirky and moving debut novel, set in India. Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and nominated for the 2011 Branford Boase Award
An atmospheric, quirky and moving debut novel, set in India. Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and nominated for the 2011 Branford Boase Award
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781408805756 (1408805758)
Publish date: January 4th 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 298
Edition language: English
An incredibly powerful, heartbreaking story set in India in 1947 in the days leading up to the partition of the country. Thirteen-year-old Bilal goes to elaborate lengths to keep his dying father from hearing the news about the imminent division of his beloved Mother India. Particularly poignant is ...