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The Prisoner of Bhopal by Tim Walker

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The Prisoner of Bhopal

Author
Tim Walker
Narrator
Susheel Kumar
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Publish Date
9 May 2024
Run Time
6 hours 48 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
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Amil has always dreamed of working at the modern, space-age pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, where he lives. Instead, on his tenth birthday, he is torn from his family and taken to work for Mr Kumar and his cruel son, Jalesh, in their dilapidated printing factory. There, hidden in a trunk, he finds a secret First World War journal. As its pages come to life, they reveal not only why Amil is there, but that he and the journal's author – his great-grandfather, Sanjiv - share a magical gift: they can read the wind. Its purpose remains a mystery until, one terrible night, the pesticide plant leaks poison gas into the air above Bhopal . . .
“Important, moving, and brilliantly paced, this is a book that will stay with me for a very long time.” - Hiba Noor Khan

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Author
Tim Walker
Narrator
Susheel Kumar
Duration
6 hours 48 minutes
Release Date
9 May 2024
ISBN
9781004160662
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
W. F. Howes Ltd
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy

Synopsis

Amil has always dreamed of working at the modern, space-age pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, where he lives. Instead, on his tenth birthday, he is torn from his family and taken to work for Mr Kumar and his cruel son, Jalesh, in their dilapidated printing factory. There, hidden in a trunk, he finds a secret First World War journal. As its pages come to life, they reveal not only why Amil is there, but that he and the journal's author – his great-grandfather, Sanjiv - share a magical gift: they can read the wind. Its purpose remains a mystery until, one terrible night, the pesticide plant leaks poison gas into the air above Bhopal . . .“Important, moving, and brilliantly paced, this is a book that will stay with me for a very long time.” - Hiba Noor Khan

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