‘Rosolie’s gripping novel examines the complex relationship between nature, man and animal, subtly foregrounding the chief concerns of the present…Only someone with an enormous love for nature and the talent to be able to see in details can produce a work of such merit’ Vivek Shanbag, author of Ghachar Ghochar
‘An incredible, wild journey, full of heart’ Slash, Guns N’ Roses
Isha is a girl who loves animals but struggles in the confines of school. When she is sent away to live with her grandparents on the Indian countryside, she discovers a sacred grove where a young Bengal tiger has taken refuge. Isha knows that the ever-shrinking forests of India mean there are few places left for a tiger to hide. When the local villagers also discover the tiger, Isha finds herself embroiled in a life or death cultural controversy.
Isha’s crusade to save the tiger becomes the catalyst of an arduous journey of awakening and survival across the changing landscape of modernizing India. Her encounters with tribal people, elephants, and her search for the wild jungle are the source of her revelations about the human relationship to the natural world. The Girl and the Tiger is a gripping story of determination, discovery and coming of age.
