Promotional Information

The captivating new novel from bestselling author SF Said, now in glorious paperback.

About the Author

SF SAID is an award-winning author. He was born in Lebanon in 1967, but has lived in London since he was 2 years old. He wrote his first novel, Varjak Paw (2003), while working as a speechwriter for the Crown Prince of Jordan, and then as an arts journalist and film programmer.

Reviews

A future classic
*British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2023*

A transcendent masterpiece that captivates readers from beginning to end ... absolute genius
*The Week Junior Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction 2023*

Spectacular
*The Times Children's Books of the Year 2022*

A classic in the making
*Foyles Children's Book of the Year 2022*

You wait years and years for a masterpiece and then one comes along
*Frank Cottrell-Boyce*

Next level excellent. This book is a gem
*Malorie Blackman*

A simple, thrilling tale of a boy and a girl and a Tyger. A triumph!
*Jacqueline Wilson*

An out-and-out masterpiece
*Piers Torday*

Breathtaking, heartbreakingly and achingly beautiful. Perfection
*Sophie Anderson*

A masterpiece of a story: beautiful, brilliant, perfect!
*Peter Bunzl*

A timeless classic
*Sita Brahmachari*

A perfectly-judged children's adventure
*Katherine Woodfine*

Another roaring success
*The Times, Children's Book of the Week*

Here are two masters of their crafts and their collaboration is absorbing, uplifting and joyous. My book of the year so far. Buy it, read it, share it!
*LoveReading*

An ambitious, bold tour-de-force
*The Reading Agency Children's Books of the Year 2022*