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CITY OF STOLEN MAGIC - NAZNEEN AHMED PATHAK KAR...

A spellbinding  epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling
talent. 'Ahmed Pathak is a wonderful new voice  the book took her years to write  and it shows
in the depth and care of each beat of the story' - Katherine Rundell 'A wonderful writer who
paints a thoroughly convincing heroine' - The Daily Telegraph India  1855. The British rule 
and all across the country  Indian magic is being stamped out. More terrifying still  people
born with magic are being snatched from their homes. Rumour is that they are being taken across
the sea - to England - by the all-powerful  sinister Company. When Chompa's home is attacked
and her mother viciously kidnapped  Chompa - born with powerful and dangerous magic that she
has always been forbidden from using - must travel to the smoky  bustling streets of East
London in search of her. But Chompa will discover far more treachery in London than she had
bargained for - and will learn that every act of her rare magic comes with a price . . .
'Cracking pace  fabulous magic system  characters  relationships . . . The whole package' -
Louie Stowell 'An unexpected gem of a story . . . A stellar setting  a gut-punch of a twist 
and an unforgettable heroine. This has all the hallmarks of classic children's storytelling' -
Nizrana Farook 'Phenomenal' - Sophie Anderson 'Dazzling from start to finish' - Abi Elphinstone
'A gripping and spellbinding fantasy woven together with threads of magic  secrets and colonial
history . . . An incredible cast of characters and a truly multicultural Victorian London that
we don't see often enough' - Rashmi Sirdeshpande 'A wonderfully vibrant debut . . . A vivid
magical adventure' - Jasbinder Bilan

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