He also writes plays, poetry and has contributed short stories to numerous anthologies, most. In india in 1947 the country is coming apart and so is yearold bilals life. Buy a beautiful lie by irfan master from waterstones today. Although the backdrop is this key event in indian history, the. An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in india in 1947 at the time of partition. He is determined to protect his dying father from the news of. The book also does a brilliant job of evoking 1940s india, an unusual setting for a young adult novel, and really increased my interest in this time period. Irfan masters first novel, a beautiful lie, was shortlisted for the waterstones childrens book prize 2011 and nominated for the branford boase award 2012, as well as slew of regional awards including the north east book award, the we read award, the essex book award, the redbridge book award and the amazing book award, all in 2012. A beautiful lie, family, india, irfan master, partition, teen description additional information. A beautiful lie irfan master bloomsbury publishing plc paperback softback 304 pages isbn.
Irfan master is the critically acclaimed author of out of heart, which was longlisted for the cilip carnegie medal for children and the ukla book award 2018. The main character is bilal, a boy determined to protect his dying father from the news of partition news that he knows will break his fathers heart. Although the backdrop is this key event in indian history, the novel is even more farreaching, touching on the importance of tolerance, love and family. A beautiful lie an extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in india in 1947 at the time of partition. A beautiful lie by irfan master an extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in india in 1947 at the time of partition. In india in 1947 the country is coming apartand so is. Many years ago i told one lie that has taken on a life of its own. Irfan has been a librarian and was project manager of. Out of heart by irfan master nook book ebook barnes. His family is from gujarat, india where his debut novel is set.
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He coopts his 3 friends saleem, chota and manjeet to help him keep this terrible news from his father and to help him keep his secret from the other adults. Irfan is project manager of reading the game at the national literacy trust. Irfan master, a beautiful lie i am absolutely stunned by this story. A beautiful lie is an atmospheric, quirky and moving first novel. His family is from gujarat, where the novel is set. Irfan master has created a richly detailed portrait of india in 1947 and peopled it with a.
A beautiful lie ebook by irfan master rakuten kobo. His first novel, a beautiful lie bloomsbury 2011, was shortlisted for the waterstones childrens book prize in that same year. This is irfan master s first novel and has been shortlisted for the waterstones childrens book prize. Theres a beautiful description of one of bilals friends slicing and opening a pomegranate. Bilals father is already dying, but bilal at least wants to spare him a broken heart. Buy a beautiful lie by irfan master online at alibris. Is the new abc miniseries the beautiful lie, the latest screen adaptation of leo tolstoys anna karenina 1877, as good as the book. He is determined to protect his dying father from the news of partition, news that he knows will break his fathers heart. His first novel, a beautiful lie, was shortlisted for the waterstones childrens book prize, the branford boase award for debut authors and was featured on the usbby outstanding international book honour list. In this highly charged and poignant debut novel set in 1947, first published in the u. As the book is read, the children will write their own chapters, which form part of their own piece beautiful lie text, consisting of a prologue, 4 main chapters and an.
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