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A sparkling magical debut, set in a fantastical Egypt full of flying carpets and mythical creatures!\n\nAt home in Cairo, an unexpected gift arrives for Aliya, promising to grant her greatest wish – to know more about her lost parents.\n\nTo her surprise, she’s whisked off by flying carpet to a parallel Egypt, where she’s enrolled at an academy for . . . time-travellers!\n\nBut while she’s there, an enemy is watching – a master of forbidden magic. If they can unlock Aliya’s inherited talent, they can change history forever . . .\n\nA stunning adventure story for readers aged 9 and up\n\nShortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2021\n\nFor fans of Nura and the Immortal Palace and The Kingdom Over the Sea
Laila moved to Cairo, Egypt, in her twenties to explore her father?s native country. She fell in love with the country and has lived in Cairo for over twenty years now. It remains a main source of inspiration for her stories. She has an MA in English and Comparative Literature and has worked as an ESL and IGCSE teacher. Nowadays she?s a stay-at-home mum to her four kids.
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