Nisha's War

Paperback Published on: 03/02/2022
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Nisha's War
I started it and found I couldn’t put it down and when I had to, Nisha and Twig weren’t far from my mind.
'And I didn’t get the chance to own up to what I did.' One of the reasons I picked this up, was the beautiful production of the book. The illustration bot... READ MORE
Sue Chambers

Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781912626755
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 201 x 138 x 26 mm
  • Interest age: From 9 years
  • Weight: 250g
  • Languages: English

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Nisha's War
Superb Read!
Thank you to Dan for arranging an early review copy for me, obviously it flew straight to the top of the to be read pile on arrival yesterday. I know so ma... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Nisha's War
Haunting WWII Tale
Well, this was something a little bit special (and by ‘a little bit’ I mean a LOT). Nisha’s War by Dan Smith is a beautiful tale of a WWII refugee who come... READ MORE
Chris
Nisha's War
Dan’s best book yet!
It's 1942 and WWII is raging. Nisha and her amma (her mum) have managed to escape the Japanese invasion of Singapore and have landed in Northumberland, far... READ MORE
Mrs Wall
Nisha's War
Dan Smith's best book yet: moving, nuanced, atmospheric, engrossing.
'Nisha's War' is Dan Smith's best book yet. Sublimely told with a finely tuned balance of the ghostly with the very real consequences of war, this is a sta... READ MORE
Chris Soul UK
Nisha's War
Haunting World War II story
In a hauntingly atmospheric start, Nisha is forced to flee her home in Malaysia when the Japanese arrive giving a different perspective on World War II. He... READ MORE
Helen Jones