A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century - a hero&rsquo\;s quest\, a love story\, the story of a young artist coming of age\, and an exuberant heist adventure that trace s the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years. A wildly inventive\, irresistible feat of storytelling from a writer at th e height of her powers.
\n"Loot held me spellbound from the first pa ge. This is an expertly-plotted\, deeply affecting novel about war\, displ acement\, emigration\, and an elusive mechanical tiger.&rdquo\; &mdash\;Ma ggie O&rsquo\;Farrell\, best-selling author of \;Hamnet \;and \;The Marriage Portrait
\nAbbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sul tan\, and he is drawn into service at the palace in order to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu&rsquo\;s sons\, a gift to commemorate their retu rn from British captivity. His fate&mdash\;and the fate of the wooden tige r he helps create&mdash\;will mirror the vicissitudes of nations and dynas ties ravaged by war across India and Europe.
\nWorking alongside the legendary French clockmaker Lucien du Leze\, Abbas hones his craft\, lear ns French and meets Jehanne\, the daughter of a French expatriate. \; When du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Rouen\, he invites Abb as to come along as his apprentice. But by the time Abbas travels to Europ e\, Tipu&rsquo\;s palace has been looted by British forces\, and the tiger automaton has disappeared. To prove himself\, Abbas must retrieve the tig er from an estate in the English countryside\, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered art.
\n-from Goodreads
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