{"product_id":"asha-the-spirit-bird","title":"Jasbinder Bilan: Asha \u0026 the Spirit Bird [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cbr\u003e      Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2019\u003cbr\u003e      Winner of the Times\/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition\u003cbr\u003e      2017\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Waterstones\u003cbr\u003e      Children's Book Prize 2020\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted\u003cbr\u003e      for the Jhalak Prize 2019\u003cbr\u003eChosen as one of\u003cbr\u003e      the Guardian's Best Books of 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      'This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight of\u003cbr\u003e      an adventure.' KATHERINE RUNDELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      'An evocative debut novel ... satisfyingly classic in feel'\u003cbr\u003e      GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      'A heartfelt and mystical children's adventure story.'\u003cbr\u003e      TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and\u003cbr\u003e      she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops\u003cbr\u003e      sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home\u003cbr\u003e      and her mother talks of leaving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best\u003cbr\u003e      friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the\u003cbr\u003e      journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains\u003cbr\u003e      and face hunger, tiredness - even snow leopards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of\u003cbr\u003e      her grandmother - her nanijee - is watching over her\u003cbr\u003e      ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A gorgeously original and magical adventure set in India,\u003cbr\u003e      for children aged 9 and up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      From the author of Tamarind \u0026amp; the Star of Ishta\u003cbr\u003e      - longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Prize. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Explores themes of faith, family and friendship while\u003cbr\u003e      capturing the wild, rich heart of contemporary India.","brand":"Bilan, Jasbinder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46553081250131,"sku":"9781911490197","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bilan-jasbinder-asha-the-spirit-bird-9781911490197-50523808072019.jpg?v=1682537007","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/asha-the-spirit-bird","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}