1942. Nisha has escaped the terror of the Japanese invasion of Singapore. Missing the heat of home in Malaya, her grandmother’s house in the North of England seems especially cold and grey. Even the villagers are suspicious of a girl with brown skin who they can see is only half English. One night, a boy beckons to Nisha from the treehouse she is forbidden to play in. Or at least, she thinks he’s a boy. And for lonely Nisha, the chance of finding a friend is worth almost anything.
About the author:
Growing up, Dan Smith lived three lives: the day-to-day humdrum of boarding school, finding adventure in the padi fields of Asia and the jungles of Brazil, and in a world of his own, making up stories. He now lives in Newcastle with his wife and two teenage children and writes full-time.