In this remarkable debut novel, a boy’s bittersweet passage to maturity and sexual awakening is set against escalating political tensions in Sri Lanka, during the seven years leading up to the 1983 riots. Arjie Chelvaratnam is a Tamil boy growing up in an extended family in Colombo. It is through his eyes that the story unfolds and we meet a delightful, sometimes eccentric cast of characters. Arjie’s journey from the luminous simplicity of childhood days into the more intricately shaded wo...

A Globe and Mail Best Book • A Guardian Summer Book Pick • A CBC Best Canadian Fiction Book of the Year • From the bestselling, award-winning author of Funny Boy and The Hungry Ghosts comes a breathtaking reimagining of ancient India through the extraordinary life of Yasodhara, the woman who married the Buddha.In this sweeping tale, at once epic and intimate, Shyam Selvadurai introduces us to Siddhartha Gautama—who will later become “the enlighten...

"A novel of raw human longing. . . . His stripped-down prose focuses on the deeply personal with precision and insight. . . . Selvadurai's work reminds me that the contemporary novel doesn't necessarily have to resort to thrills or high jinks in order to find its usefulness. Here, it unforgettably explores the interplay between individual intention and the tragedy of a nation's history." —The Globe and MailIn Sri Lankan myth, a person who dies may be rebor...

Amrith comes to terms with his sexuality in this sweeping coming-of-age story set against the stormy backdrop of monsoon season in 1980s Sri Lanka. For fans of Call Me By Your Name.Shyam Selvadurai’s brilliant novels, Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens, have garnered him international acclaim. In his first young adult novel, he explores first love with clarity, humor and compassion.The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season ...

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Set in 1920s’ Ceylon, during the turbulent closing days of colonial rule, this evocative story of intertwined lives takes us behind the fragrant gardens and polished surfaces of the elite who reside in a wealthy suburb of Colombo to reveal a world of splintered families, conflicted passions, and lives destroyed by class hatred. Annalukshmi, a spirited young schoolteacher, finds herself caught between her family’s pressures to marry and her own desire for a more independent life. Then there...

***"***What happens when a child loses not just his home, but even his name?What happens when identity is reduced to a number?This powerful historical fiction novel follows the journey of a family torn apart by displacement and the search for belonging. Inspired by real refugee stories, it asks how far courage and resilience can carry us when home is lost.For readers of migration novels, survival fiction, and contemporary ref...

A city of wonders built on stone and faith. An empire of shadows driven by conquest. And a love story forged on the eve of a flood that will change everything.Mohenjo-daro is the beating heart of the Indus Valley, a civilization of unparalleled beauty and peace. Its great river, the Sindhu, is a deity and a promise. Its people are guided by the wise High Priest, and its very streets hum with the memory of generations.Eeshan is a scribe, a quiet man who reco...

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