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32
pages, 9" x 6.75", full colour, hard cover, for 8 years
and above
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.
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