She will whisper an empire into existence - but all stories have a way of getting away from their creators . . .

'A total pleasure'

SUNDAY TIMES

'Shows once again why his work will always matter'

NEW YORK TIMES

'Rushdie still has the gift of alchemy'

FINANCIAL TIMES

In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her...