Domestic fiction books from Sri Lanka
Recommended domestic fiction books (3)
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If you are into domestic fiction here are some domestic fiction books from Sri Lanka for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
A Disobedient Girl : A Novel by Ru Freeman EN
Description:
Longing for sophistication in spite of her limited prospects as a servant, Sri Lankan-born Latha strives for the dignity and freedoms enjoyed by the privileged daughter of her employers, while Biso, a devoted mother, flees her abusive husband in search of a better life in the mountains. A first novel.
2.
Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne EN
Description:
London. On a bright July morning a series of bombs brings the capital to a halt. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for?
3.
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera EN
Description:
A U.S. release of an award-winning first novel traces the experiences of two women on opposing sides of the Sri Lankan Civil War who connect in unexpected ways when a Tamil aspiring teacher is arrested by soldiers and placed in the path of a young woman from a loving Sinhala family.