WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE (YOUNGER) A magical adventure rooted in Muslim
culture and tradition Nura and the Immortal Palace follows a young girl's journey from
modern-day Pakistan into the world of the jinn. Nura has worked all her life in the mica mines
earning just enough to keep her family afloat - and enjoy the odd delicious gulab jamun from
the market. Some day she's going to find the Demon's Tongue a legendary treasure buried deep
in the mines and her family will never have to worry about money again. But when a terrible
accident buries her best friend below ground Nura goes in search of him and passes over into
the magical and terrible world of the jinn. Across a pink sea and under a purple sky she finds
her way to a palace where great riches and a whole new life are on offer. But it's not long
before Nura discovers this world to be as unfair as the real one and that trickster jinns will
always live up to their reputation...
