As India hurtles towards Partition, in Lahore's ancient inside city, Amrau Dar is not thinking about politics. She is waiting for a prediction about her son, Awais, to come true. Awais discovers not a secret garden but a secret city and his beloved sister, Maryam, discovers the world of maths. Fearing that the prediction has gone wrong, Amrau takes a series of decisions that will change all their lives.*'A compelling and hugely entertaining debut' - Aamer Hussein, author of Another Gulmohar Tree'Brimming with compassion' - Mohammed Hanif, author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes