Loot
James, Tania2024
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Meet Abbas. Woodcarver, toy maker, dreamer. Abbas is seventeen when he is whisked away to Tipu Sultan's glorious palace in Mysore. Apprenticed to the legendary clockmaker Monsieur Du Leze, he is ordered to create an ingenious musical tiger to delight Tipu's sons. In the eccentric Du Leze, Abbas finds an unexpected friend who encourages his skill and hunger for learning, and through whom he also meets the unforgettable Jehanne, who has questions and ambitions of her own. But when British soldiers attack and loot Mysore, Abbas's world is turned upside down and his prized tiger is shipped off to a country estate in England. In order to carve out his place in the world, he must follow.
Main title:
Loot / Tania James.
Author:
James, Tania, author
Imprint:
UK : Harvill Secker, 2024.
Collation:
289 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
ISBN:
9781787304154 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6AFF
LC class:
PS3610.A458
Local class:
FT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3638628