The Wheel of Surya
By Jamila Gavin
1992
First Published
3.91
Average Rating
296
Number of Pages
Part of Series
A brother and sister's epic journey to independence spans India and England in war and peace. India, August 1947: Fleeing from their burnt-out village as civil war rages in the Punjab, Marvinder and Jaspal are separated from their mother, Jhoti. Marvinder has already saved her brother's life once, but now they both face a daily fight for survival. Together they escape across India and nearly halfway around the world to England, to find a father they hardly know in a new, hostile culture... This book was runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
Avg Rating
3.91
Number of Ratings
410
5 STARS
29%
4 STARS
41%
3 STARS
23%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Jamila Gavin
Author · 18 books
Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas, to an Indian father and an English mother. Jamila has written many books with multicultural themes for children and young adults. She won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award in 2000 and was runner-up for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Her work has been adapted for stage and television. Jamila Gavin lives in England.
