Nisha's War | Dan Smith

Nisha and her mother, Amma, flee the war in Malaya to take refuge at her father's ancestral home in England. Here, however, Nisha must follow her stern grandmother's countless rules - and most of all ignore the ghost child beckoning her from the weeping tree high on the cliff top ...

From acclaimed author Dan Smith comes a page-turning,
atmospheric ghost story packed full of adventure and heart ...

Malaya, 1942. Nisha's home is destroyed
by war and she and her mother, Amma, flee to her father's
ancestral house in England, perched on a cliff top on the cold Northern
coast.

When Amma falls gravely ill, Nisha is left to face her formidable
grandmother alone. Grandmother's rules are countless, and her
Anglo-Indian granddaughter is even forbidden from climbing the old
weeping tree.

But when a ghost child beckons Nisha to sit under its boughs,
and promises her Amma's life in return for three truths, its
pull proves irresistible ...

A thrilling historical ghost story; full of adventure,
grief, guilt, forgiveness and belonging

A fresh angle on a wartime story: the prejudice Nisha
faces as a refugee feels particularly relevant today

Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge and Emma Carroll

Praise for Dan Smith:

'Action, adventure, wolves, snow ... this story has EVERYTHING.
I devoured it so quickly I need to read it again.' EMMA
CARROLL on She Wolf

'This book grabbed me from page one ... highly recommended' HISTORICAL
NOVEL SOCIETY on My Friend
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