Jasbinder Bilan
Jasbinder Bilan was born in Raipur Dappa, Punjab, India.[1] Her first book, Asha and the Spirit Bird, won the Costa Book prize in 2019[2]and her second book, Tamarind and the Star of Ishta has received great acclaim.[3]
Growing up[edit]
She was born on a family farm in Raipur Dappa, India, close to the Himalaya mountains. Her mother told her that she was born in a stable on the family farm. On the farm their family of six had lots of animals including a grumpy camel and a monkey called Oma who adopted them and became part of their family. She used to love carrying her brother off to the neem tree in the farm-yard where she would rock him to sleep in her arms.
When she was one-and-a-half her family moved from Raipur Dappa to Nottingham, England. They bought a German Shepherd called Sabre who they took on lots of walks to places like Wollaton.[4] She finished school and moved to Bath, where she currently works as a teacher.[5]
Publisher[edit]
Her books are published by Chicken House Publishing, a publisher owned by Scholastic Corporation, who specialises in Children’s Fiction written by new authors.[6] She said that she never expected for her books to ever be published, not in a million years.[5]
Asha and the Spirit Bird[edit]
Asha’s world[edit]
Asha lives in the foothills of the majestic Himalaya mountain range. Mount Everest is the most famous and tallest mountain in this range and in Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language, it's called Sagarmatha ( literal translation : the peak of heaven).[7]
Storyline[edit]
Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her father who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks them and her mother thinks of leaving.
From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the journey is incredibly dangerous: they must cross towering mountains and face hunger and tiredness. And yet, Asha has the unmistakable sense that the spirit of her grandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her in the form of a bird.[2]
Tamarind and the Star of Ishta[edit]
Storyline[edit]
Tamarind never knew her mother Chinty, who died shortly after she was born. When she arrives at her ancestral home, a colossal mansion in the Himalayas encircled by beautiful gardens, she's full of questions for her family. But instead of answers, she finds an ominous silence – and a trickle of intriguing clues. Slowly, she unravels a mystery at the heart of who she is ... [3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Bilan, Jasbinder (2020-12-20). "Jasbinder Bilan: Heading 'home' to India freed my creativity". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tamarind & the Star of Ishta by Jasbinder Bilan | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ "About Me". Jasbinder Bilan. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jasbinder Bilan". Jasbinder Bilan. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ "Chicken House Books website". www.doublecluck.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ↑ "Asha's World". Jasbinder Bilan. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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