Loot

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An epic tale of plundered treasure, savage empire, lasting love and a young man's dream to make his mark on the world.

Meet Abbas. Woodcarver, toy maker, dreamer. Abbas is seventeen when he is whisked away to Tipu Sultan's glorious palace in Mysore. Apprenticed to the legendary clockmaker Monsieur Du Leze, he is ordered to create an ingenious musical tiger to delight Tipu's sons.

In the eccentric Du Leze, Abbas finds an unexpected friend who encourages his skill and hunger for learning, and through whom he also meets the unforgettable Jehanne, who has questions and ambitions of her own.

But when British soldiers attack and loot Mysore, Abbas's world is turned upside down and his prized tiger is shipped off to a country estate in England. In order to carve out his place in the world, he must follow.

A hero's quest, a love story, an exuberant heist novel that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across the world, Loot is a dazzling, wildly inventive and irresistible feat of storytelling from a writer at the height of her powers.

'Loot held me spellbound from the first page' Maggie O'Farrell

©2024 Tania James (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

[An] epic sweep of a novel, which travels from India to Europe in the company of a fascinating range of characters…Niftily constructed, the novel packs in doomed romance, the horrors of colonialism and palace plots

Daily Mail

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I really enjoyed this. Although not a true story, there's enough historical accuracy in here to keep my attention (the East India Company, invasion by the British, and the French sending artisans over to India) - and it was just a lovely story!
ClareR 17/02/2024

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