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Rs
250.00 (within India)
US$ 14.00 (outside India)
English
ISBN
81-86895-41-8
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FACE IN THE WATER by
Libby Hathorn art
Uma Krishnaswamy
Pearl
and her family visit the beautiful Taj Mahal in Agra.
"I feel stories in the air here, Pearl," says
her mother as they walk through the gardens. As Pearl
looks into the water reflecting the magnificent façade,
she sees a face staring back – and it’s not hers! Inside
the Taj, there’s a swish of colour and Pearl feels someone
standing beside her. She turns to see . .
Inspired by her own visit to the Taj, well-known Australian
writer Libby Hathorn uses this symbol of everlasting
love to talk about friendship and bonding across time
– in the lives of an Australian family and young Goharara,
youngest daughter of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. This
real-magical tale weaves the phantoms of history into
a felt experience. As the story flits imperceptibly
back and forth in time, so do the illustrations, in
a creative interplay of Mughal miniature and contemporary
folk.
32
pages, 9" x 6.75", full colour, hard cover,
for 8 years and above
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