Strange things have been going on in the village of Morni where Tara and her brother live. Men from the village have been disappearing, and returning in a strange and altered form. When a new healer Zarku appears — with a third eye possessing a frightening power — only Tara can see through his evil disguise/5. · By Mahtab Narsimhan. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. 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. THE THIRD EYE. 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. Their new stepmother is cruel and deceptive, and the village itself is lacking a healer. What’s more, men of the village have been disappearing, often returning in a strange, altered form.
By Mahtab Narsimhan. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. 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. The Third Eye, by Mahtab Narsimhan is a beautiful story that intertwines village life, religion, and magic in www.doorway.ru young adult genre is filled with books that fit into specific niches, and I wasn't quite sure where The Third Eye would fit - its description of Hindu Gods, fantasy, and rural Indian village life seemed very unusual.. Once I opened The Third Eye, I didn't care what. Four years later this story was published as THE THIRD EYE under the name of Mahtab Narsimhan. My writing had given me back my identity. But it had also given me a lot more. It had given me a direction in life and a career that I was deeply passionate about. I was thirty-nine when my first book was published, and it won the Silver Birch Fiction.
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 evil disguise. With nothing but her own courage and wit, Tara tries to find her missing mother and grandfather, the true healer, in time to save her village. Mahtab Narsimhan, a native of Bombay (Mumbai), has always been fascinated by Indian mythology, fantasy, and adventure. Her debut novel, The Third Eye, won the Silver Birch Award. The second part of the Tara Trilogy, The Silver Anklet, was published in She lives in Toronto. Mahtab Narsimhan. Available at a bookstore near you on: Ap. This is the story of two classmates who love all the same things: building tall block towers and knocking them down; strawberry jam on toast; jumping into big puddles in their matching boots. The narrator and his best friend, Jamal, might as well be twins—they have so much in common!.
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