{"product_id":"9781913696078","title":"The Balloon Thief by Aneesa Marufu","description":"?      The year's must-read YA fantasy - ancient djinn,      an epic adventure, and one girl's courage to seek her own destiny      ...         Burn the flame. Seek the night.         'Highly relevant yet utterly original, I was utterly entranced      by this world of jinn, peris and hot air balloons that ache      for the skies.' LAUREN JAMES, author of THE QUIET      AT THE END OF THE WORLD      For Khadija, the only escape from her father's arranged      betrothal is the sky.         When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes,      she leaps at the chance for adventure. Khadija soon finds an      unlikely ally in a poor glassmaker's apprentice, Jacob.         But Jacob is a hari, and Khadija a Ghadaean. The hari      are oppressed and restless - their infamous terrorist group,      the Hareef, have a new fearsome leader. And the ruling Ghadaeans      are brutal in their repression.         Soon, a deadly revolution threatens their friendship and their      world. The Hareef use forbidden magic, summoning jinn -      wicked spirits made of fire - to enact their revenge, forcing      Jacob and Khadija to choose what kind of a world they want      to save .            A commercial, thrilling and uplifting fantasy adventure      following sixteen-year-old Khadija, who flees her home in a stolen      hot air balloon to escape an arranged marriage      The debut novel from enthralling new talent, twenty-four-year-old      Aneesa Marufu, which draws on the author's South      Asian heritage      Explores racism, misogyny and discrimination in a highly      original fantasy universe      Perfect for fans of Noughts + Crosses, We      Hunt the Flame and Rebel of the Sands\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205931434162,"sku":"9781913696078","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781913696078.jpg?v=1690732937","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781913696078","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}