Nazneen Ahmed Pathak (Author)
Nazneen Ahmed Pathak is a British Bangladeshi writer, historian and
visual artist who lives in the port city of Southampton. She spent
most of her teen years in commuter belt suburbia writing, reading,
and listening to melancholy indie music, going on to study English
literature at the University of Warwick and completing a PhD in
Bangladeshi literature at the University of Oxford. As a historian
she researches the geography and history of migration, a subject
which is also at the heart of much of her fiction, poetry and
visual arts practice. She was selected as one of 12 mentees from
2000 applicants for the 2016/17 inaugural round of Penguin Random
House's Write Now mentorship scheme which aims to support and
publish underrepresented writers.
She has held residencies at Southampton Central Libraries, John
Hansard Gallery, Southampton Museums and Archives, and the Francis
Crick Institute in association with Poet in the City. She has been
published in Poem- International English Language Quarterly, Places
of Poetry- Mapping the Nation in Verse (OneWorld Publications), The
Puffin Book of Big Dreams (Puffin), and A Match Made in Heaven-
British Muslim Women Write About Love and Desire (Hope Road
Press).
Nazneen's debut children's novel was City of Stolen Magic.
Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)
Sandhya Prabhat is an independent animator and illustrator from
Chennai, working out of California, USA. Prabhat is an independent
animator and illustrator from Chennai, working out of California,
USA. She has illustrated children's books, as well as animating for
TV and movies, and designing for social media platforms. Her
clients include Penguin Random House India, HarperCollins India,
Candlewick and Lantana Publishing.
Exhilarating, thoughtful and rich . . . Easily one of the year's
best books for children
*Guardian*
A wonderful writer who paints a thoroughly convincing heroine . . .
Highly imaginative
*Daily Telegraph*
Ahmed Pathak is a wonderful new voice; the book took her years to
write, and it shows in the depth and care of each beat of the
story
*Katherine Rundell*
City of Stolen Magic is phenomenal - vivid storytelling that
skilfully and unflinchingly weaves colonial history into an epic,
breathtaking, magical adventure
*Sophie Anderson*
One of the best children's books I have read in a decade . . .
Cracking pace, fabulous magic system, characters, relationships,
the whole package!
*Louie Stowell*
Dazzling from start to finish. A spellbinding adventure fused with
Indian folklore which sees glorious heroine Chompa journey from
rural India to Victorian London as she searches for her mother
*Abi Elphinstone*
An unexpected gem of a story. Packed with atmosphere - whether the
narrow streets and red dust of Dacca or the grimy Dickensian
squalor of Spittlelfields - it's populated by larger-than-life
characters you will love and hate. A stellar setting, a gut-punch
of a twist, and an unforgettable heroine. This has all the
hallmarks of classic children's storytelling
*Nizrana Farook*
A gripping and spellbinding fantasy woven together with threads of
magic, secrets, and colonial history. An incredible cast of
characters and a truly multicultural Victorian London that we don't
see often enough in books
*Rashmi Sirdeshpande*
Exhilarating and enthralling - I relished every page. A glorious
blend of history, magic and thrilling adventure with a truly
unforgettable heroine, this book is rare, rich and special
*Katherine Woodfine*
A wonderfully vibrant debut . . . A vivid magical adventure filled
with thrilling characters, pacy storytelling and important
historical detail. Children and adults are in for such a treat
*Jasbinder Bilan*
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