Loot
Young woodcarver Abbas has created a marvel - a mechanical tiger unlike anything the world has seen before. When it's stolen he must search across the world to reclaim it.<BR><BR>In Mysore, young toymaker Abbas works with the French clockmaker Lucien Du Leze to create a spectacular mechanical tiger. The tiger changes his life, drawing him into patronage, friendship, danger and his first encounter with Jehanne, a woman with a fierce imagination and ambitions of her own.<BR><BR>When British soldiers ransack Mysore in 1799, the tiger vanishes into imperial hands. Abbas must cross seas and borders to reclaim his legacy.<BR><BR>Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award, Loot is a witty, tender historical novel about Indian history, colonial theft, craft, memory and the strange afterlife of stolen things.<BR><BR>'Loot held me spellbound from the first page...an expertly plotted, deeply affecting novel ' Maggie O'Farrell<BR><BR>'A cinematic novel of empire, colonialism and romance' Guardian<BR>'Vivid and witty' Observer<BR>'Highly recommended' Mail on Sunday
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