Island of a thousand mirrors
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9781250043931
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| Grouped Work ID | 69c9806c-d8c3-b806-74b9-9504624ee611 |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | island of a thousand mirrors |
| Grouping Author | nayomi munaweera |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-07 05:08:27AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-05-14 05:16:03AM |
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Munaweera, Nayomi
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"Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's... Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid - a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways. In the tradition of Anil's Ghost and The God of Small Things, Nayomi Munaweera's Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. Narrated in two unforgettably authentic voices and spanning the entirety of the decades-long civil war, it offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moment by a spellbinding new literary talent who promises tremendous things to come"--
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Wake County Public Libraries
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9781250043931
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2014
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St. Martin's Press
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Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
Families -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
Female friendship -- Fiction
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Fiction
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka
Families -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
Female friendship -- Fiction
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Fiction
Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka
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Island of a thousand mirrors
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Island of a thousand mirrors / Nayomi Munaweera
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Island of a thousand mirrors
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Ethnic conflict
Families
Female friendship
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
Tamil (Indic people)
Families
Female friendship
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
Tamil (Indic people)
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