Loot

''Loot held me spellbound from the first page...an expertly-plotted, deeply affecting novel '' Maggie O’Farrell

Young toy maker and dreamer Abbas is whisked away to Tipu Sultan''s glorious palace in Mysore and ordered to create a musical tiger to delight Tipu''s sons.

When he is apprenticed to eccentric clockmaker Monsieur Du Leze, Abbas finds an unexpected friend who encourages his skill and hunger...