Naeli and the Secret Song: new historical adventure from the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award

 From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha& the Spirit Bird comes a stunning new historicaladventure …Naeli loves her life in Hyderabad, India, yet she yearns to findher English father, who left when she was little. When a mysteriousticket arrives from England, Naeli abandons her familiar worldto track him down. Armed only with her father’s name and cherished violin,she embarks on a bold adventure through Victorian London and beyond... A stunning new novel by bestselling author JasbinderBilan; author of Asha & the Spirit Bird, Tamarind& the Star of Ishta and Aarti &the Blue GodsA gothic historical tale of family, music and mysteryJasbinder is the winner of the Costa Book Award, TheIndie Book Award and the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition,and has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children'sBook Prize  PRAISE FOR JASBINDER 'This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight ofan adventure.' KATHERINE RUNDELL 'Satisfyingly classic in feel' GUARDIAN 'A heartfelt and mystical children’s adventure story' TELEGRAPH 'Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss,sorrow and delight' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT