Instead, she finds herself at the entrance to a strange world of purple skies and pink seas-a portal to the opulent realm of jinn, inhabited by the trickster creatures from her mother’s cautionary tales. Nura refuses to believe it and shovels her way through the dirt hoping to find him. Her plan backfires when the mines collapse and four kids, including her best friend, Faisal, are claimed dead. Local rumor says there’s buried treasure in the mine, and Nura knows that finding it could change the course of her family’s life forever. But it’s not just the extra rupees in her pocket Nura is after. But with her mom hard at work in a run-down sweatshop and three younger siblings to feed, Nura must spend her days earning money by mica mining. Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things-to wear a beautiful red dupatta or to bite into a sweet gulab. Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy that takes readers into the little-known world of 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.īut 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. 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.īut 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. 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. Khan € 16.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 3-5 working days.Ī 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.
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