My Soul, A Shining Tree

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.

About the author

Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas. With an Indian father and an English mother, she inherited two rich cultures that ran side by side throughout her life and always made her feel she belonged to both countries. Jamila’s family moved to England when she was 11. She studied music and worked for the BBC before having a family of her own and becoming a children’s writer, wanting to reflect the multicultural world in which she and her children now lived.

Product details

• Authors: Jamila Gavin, Gavin Jamila
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9780008617189
• ISBN: 978-0-00-861718-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, India, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), True stories (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Black & Asian Studies, Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), Relating to British South Asian people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Europe, Children’s / Teenage: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Military & war fiction