Xanthe & the Ruby Crown

A stunning new children's novel from the Costa Award-winningauthor of Asha & the Spirit Bird. 'Sensitively written and set against a true historical backdrop,this mystical story is a delight.' DAILY MAIL Xanthe loves visiting her gran in her flat with its rooftop garden.But Nani is becoming forgetful – and Xanthe wishes she couldhelp her, if only she knew how. A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues aboutNani's childhood, and how, long ago, she had to escape her oldlife in Africa for a new one in Britain ... The fourth novel by bestselling, Costa Award-winningauthor Jasbinder Bilan; author of Asha & the SpiritBird, Tamarind & the Star of Ishta and Aarti& the Blue GodsFollows archaeology-obsessed Xanthe as she uncovers herfamily’s secretsA tale of secrets, family, refugees, belonging and loveSet in a tower block in Nottingham, bringing Jasbinder’strademark magical realism to an urban, everyday setting