{"product_id":"9780063255296_divining-the-leaves","title":"Divining the Leaves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with beautiful and dangerous magic, this book swirls around you like irresistible perfume.\" —Sarah Beth Durst, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Drop of Venom, \u003c\/i\u003ethis beautifully-imagined contemporary fantasy standalone will transport readers to an enchanted forest world drawn from Hindu and Buddhist folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant-loving \u003cb\u003eRidhi Kapadia\u003c\/b\u003e and popular\u003cb\u003e Nilesh Batra\u003c\/b\u003e were friends once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, seventeen and alone, \u003cb\u003eRidhi\u003c\/b\u003e blends natural perfumes, wears flower crowns, and wanders her local woods, listening for the leafy whispers of her beloved trees. Pleading for the yakshas—spirits who protect the environment—to admit her into their forest kingdom, where she knows she truly belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter learning his parents’ perfect marriage is a sham and getting suspended from school, a heartsick\u003cb\u003e Nilesh\u003c\/b\u003e lands at Ridhi’s doorstep—the last thing either of them wants. So when a pretty yakshini--nature spirit--offers him the distraction of magic, the same magic he mocked Ridhi for believing in, he jumps at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurious, Ridhi strikes a bargain with a noblewoman of the yaksha court. In exchange for helping restore her reputation, Lady Sulochana will turn Ridhi into the yakshini she yearns to be—and teach her to divine the trees’ murmurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Nilesh ends up trapped in the yakshas’ realm, Ridhi realizes the leaves might be telling a disturbing story about the forest her heart is rooted in—one that, even if the two of them band together, threatens to shred the future like so many thorns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Andre Norton Nebula Award finalist and Ursula K. Le Guin Prize nominee Shveta Thakrar comes a captivating addition to the cozy fantasy space, where two teens—one a believer of magic who yearns to belong, the other a skeptic searching for an escape—find home in a world beyond their own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shveta Thakrar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900300087445,"sku":"9780063255296","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063255296_0f105f62-6bd2-4f18-88a8-0c59a803c298.jpg?v=1776888543","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063255296_divining-the-leaves","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}