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The Prisoner of Paradise
Mauritius 1825: the story of two young lovers in search of freedom. Published by Bloomsbury.
Review: The Herald
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The Match
As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket but none of his new friends in Manila were remotely interested. That is until the gorgeous Tina arrived, all poise and perfection. Three decades on Sunny is settled in London, with a teenage son on his own. But despite the quiet comfort of his life, he feels unmoored. Trying to reconnect with his past, he goes to watch the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team play at the Oval. As the sun goes down at the end of the match he realises that love, like cricket, is more than just a game. He sees one last chance to get his life into focus, if only there is time …Funny, fresh and heart-warming, The Match tells a tender story of adolescent desire and married love set against a world spinning out of control. Published by Bloomsbury.
Review: The Scotsman
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Heaven’s Edge
Marc, in search of a dream, leaves London and sets out for the island where his grandfather was born and where his father’s plane was shot down in flames. It is an island once said to have been near the edge of heaven, but now ravaged and despoiled by war. There by a glittering lake he sees the subversive Uva, an eco-warrior intent on releasing a pair of captive emerald doves. Finding her launches him into a world of difficult choices that will test all his beliefs. Published by Bloomsbury.
Review: The Guardian
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The Sandglass
Set in London where the Sri Lankan narrator Chip lives, The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of postcolonial Sri Lanka. A beautifully constructed work that moves back and forth between two physical and temporal locales, and brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers about his family’s past in Sri Lanka, including his father’s rise to wealth, rivalry with the Vatunas family, and a suspicious death — a mystery that further unfolds upon Prins’s arrival in London for his mother’s funeral. Published by Granta.
Review: Kirkus Reviews
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Reef
A love story set in a spoiled paradise. It is told by Triton, who at the age of eleven goes to work as houseboy to Mister Salgado, a marine biologist obsessed by swamp, sea movements and the island’s disappearing reef. Triton learns to polish silver; to mix a love cake with ten eggs, creamed butter and fresh cashew nuts; and to steam the exotic parrot fish for his master’s lover. As Triton recounts his story, an extraordinary voice emerges: naive and knowing, fearful and brave, a boy becoming a man in a world on the brink of chaos. Published by Granta.
Review: The Boston Review
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Monkfish Moon
A collection of nine haunting stories. Written with startling grace, together they create a compelling picture of Sri Lanka, a country of teeming natural beauty and a society in turmoil. Published by Granta.
Review: The New York Times
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The Spice Collector
A limited edition bilingual collection of three stories set in Madeira in the saeventeenth century. Written in English and translated into Portuguese. Illustrated by the author. Published by Empressa Municipal Funchal.
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