WINNER OF THE 2009 SILVER BIRCH AWARD
For Tara and her brother, Suraj, the year since their mother and grandfather fled the village of Morni in the middle of the night has been a nightmare. The village has been left without a healer, their new stepmother is cruel and deceptive, and the men of their village have been disappearing, often returning in a strange and altered form.
When a new healer, Zarku, a mysterious man with a third eye possessing strange power, suddenly appears in Morni, all are mesmerized by his magic—all except Tara, who sees through his disguise.
With nothing but her own courage and intelligence to rely on, Tara tries to find her missing mother and grandfather, the true healer, in time to save her village. But along the way she must enlist the help of the elephant god, Ganesh, and the lord of death, Yama, or she, like others before her, will fall victim to Zarku’s third eye.
About The Author:
Mahtab Narsimhan, a native of Mumbai, has always been fascinated by Indian mythology, fantasy and adventure. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Tara trilogy, The Third Eye (winner of the Silver Birch Award in 2009), The Silver Anklet and The Deadly Conch. She lives in Toronto with her husband, Rahul, and her son, Aftab.
