Dimensions
130 x 200 x 25mm
A thrilling and exotic story of a boy's search for the father he has never seen, a challenge that demands the greatest courage. It is also a story friendship in adversity in a century when girls could be denied their freedom and used for their families' commercial gain.
Filippo has never seen his father. Before he was born, his father left their home in Venice to travel to the court of the Great Mogul Emperor Shah Jehan. He never returned. Twelve years later, a stranger brings a message that Filippo's father is in the hands of bandits.
Filippo follows his father's journey, into the intrigue of the Emperor's court and on into Afghanistan, to the bandit stronghold, and at last rescues his father. But it's too late. His father has been driven mad by his captivity and dies on the journey home. Filippo can hardly bear his loss, but finds his sadness healed when, years later, he returns to Hindustan with his brother.
