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One diamond – a world of spies, death and deception.
In Venice, the diamond promises wealth and prestige to greedy Bernardo Pagliarin.
At the court of the Great Moghul in Agra, it holds the key to the throne itself.
For Filippo and his family, the stone is worth far more. It could bring their father back from the dead.
From the bustling markets of seventeenth-century Venice to the majestic palaces of Hindustan, acclaimed author Jamila Gavin takes the reader on an unforgettable quest across desert, sea and mountains.
In Venice, the diamond promises wealth and prestige to greedy Bernardo Pagliarin.
At the court of the Great Moghul in Agra, it holds the key to the throne itself.
For Filippo and his family, the stone is worth far more. It could bring their father back from the dead.
From the bustling markets of seventeenth-century Venice to the majestic palaces of Hindustan, acclaimed author Jamila Gavin takes the reader on an unforgettable quest across desert, sea and mountains.
One diamond – a world of spies, death and deception.
In Venice, the diamond promises wealth and prestige to greedy Bernardo Pagliarin.
At the court of the Great Moghul in Agra, it holds the key to the throne itself.
For Filippo and his family, the stone is worth far more. It could bring their ...
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Jamila’s first book, The Magic Orange Tree, was published in 1979 and she has since been writing steadily, producing critically acclaimed novels and collections of short stories.
She has been shortlisted for many of the major children’s book awards, including the Smarties Award and the Guardian Award. Coram Boy won the Children’s Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, before being adapted for the stage. The Wheel of Surya, part one of the Surya trilogy, was runner up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, and the other two titles were also shortlisted.
Jamila’s first book, The Magic Orange Tree, was published in 1979 and she has since been writing steadily, producing critically acclaimed novels and collections of short stories.
She has been shortlisted for many of the major children’s book awards, including the Smarties Award and the Guardian ...
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