A stunning new historical children's novel from Costa Award-winning author of Asha & the Spirit Bird. Anushka is furious. As princess of an Indian kingdom, she has watched the British East India Company take land and her family's most divine jewel – an emerald the size of an apple. So when her father, the Maharaja, decides to visit Queen Victoria at Buckinham Palace, Nush goes too – determined to bring back the gem that can heal her country. A fabulous new historical direction from Costa-winning and Waterstones-shortlisted author, Jasbinder Bilan. Themes of colonialism and identity, mixed with an action-packed royal mystery. PRAISE FOR JASBINDER BILAN: 'A gorgeous sumptuous read from a master storyteller.' HANNAH GOLD ‘A light-filled, huge-hearted delight.’ KATHERINE RUNDEL 'Atmospheric, dreamy, charged with wonder and menace, loss, sorrow and delight.’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ‘Beautifully written, richly atmospheric and touchingly spiritual.’ DAILY MAIL