The Whispering Sands

The Whispering SandsBy Brinda PhokeerdassThe sea gives, and the sea takes-but what happens when it opens a door to something ancient?Seventeen-year-old Maya lives a quiet life in Mahébourg, Mauritius, where the rhythms of the ocean have always mirrored her own. But when she discovers a glowing, mysterious fragment on the beach and witnesses an otherworldly portal open beneath the sacred banyan tree, her world tilts into myth and magic. The sea is no longer just a place of comfort-it's the keeper of a fading legacy known as the Tidesong.Guided by her wise grandmother and a pulse she feels in her very soul, Maya embarks on a journey to restore a broken harmony between land and ocean. But shadowy forces-ancient sea spirits called the Kalis-have awakened too. And they are not interested in peace.Lush, lyrical, and deeply rooted in Mauritian folklore, The Whispering Sands is a coming-of-age fantasy about ancestral memory, environmental magic, and the courage to become the voice of a vanishing world.

Pages: 174, Paperback, Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass