A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya.
Based on the true story of Indian WWI gunner and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Khudadad Khan. The story is told from four perspectives: Lotte, a Belgian farmgirl whose village is the flashpoint for a battle; Ernst, a German teenage cavalry soldier whose grandiose dreams of war lie in tatters; Khudadad Khan, the gunner fighting with the British Army; and the walnut tree that shelters them all.
| ISBN: | 9780008617189 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2025 |
| Author: | Jamila Gavin |
| Publisher: | Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships Historical Fiction True Stories Warfare & Battles |