Loot
Product available on: 01/06/2024
Price: £65.99
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An important and emotional read.
Tipu’s Tiger, a legendary automaton crafted for the great Tipu Sultan back in the eighteenth century, a marvel that is carved and intricately painted to re... READ MORE
“Were an artist to choose me for his model-/ How could he draw the form of a sigh?”
As a sucker for clockwork items and books about toymakers, as well as someone who loves historical fiction, the blurb of this book drew me in completely an... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9781529947342
- Dimensions: 2 x 9 mm
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allWho might have made Tipu's Tiger?
I love the idea of creating one type of art inspired by another, in this case a novel which starts out in the court of Tipu Sultan for whom the Tipu’s Tige... READ MORE
A hugely enjoyable adventure!
If you’re looking for a historical adventure packed with great characters, an intriguing story, and a real sense of place, then you could do much worse tha... READ MORE
Beautiful piece of historical fiction - rich in detail!
“Loot” tells the tale of Abbas, a young toymaker, who is whisked away to the grand palace of Tipu Sultan in Mysore and asked to make an automaton musical t... READ MORE
Breathe life into artefacts
Not my usual historical fiction read but "Loot" by Tania James does breathe life into artefacts that you see in cabinets at museums like the British Museum... READ MORE
Wonderful book
Wonderful book, spanning over a decade.
We follow Abbas and Jehanne, and to a lesser extent, Rum, on their journeys from Mysore to England and France. A... READ MORE
An imagined tale
Abbas is a young toymaker living in Mysore when he is whisked away from his family to the palace of Tipu Sultan. There Abbas is ordered to work with an ex... READ MORE
Epic tale spanning decades and continents
A historical novel spanning decades of the 18th century and following the fortunes and misfortunes of Abbas, a toy maker and woodcarver, Monsieur Du Leze a... READ MORE
Fascinating mix of historical settings, cleverly linked
It’s a historical adventure with a sort of love interest in places, but mostly, how two displaced people come together and use their skills to make a livin... READ MORE
Very enjoyable historical epic
Eighteenth century and seventeen year old Abbas, a woodcutter, is bought into another world: the palace court where he is assigned to help carve a genuine ... READ MORE
An enthralling story based on an object in the V&A museum in London
The book begins in Mysore, India, where young Abbas and Lucien du Leze craft an intricate musical wooden tiger for Tipu Sultan. Then the British arrive. By... READ MORE
Fascinating historical novel
This was a fascinating historical novel. It covers the life of Abbas and takes place over multiple points in his life. We meet him when he’s a teenager and... READ MORE
Spellbinding historical novel
This spellbinding historical novel weaves a story around the automata Tipu’s Tiger, and some of the people whose lives it touched. I’ve seen Tipu’s Tiger a... READ MORE
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