
2008 Shortlist
The Sweet & Simple Kind
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Resonant in its social insights and beautifully written, Yasmine Gooneratne creates a richly imagined world of love, political chicanery and family turmoil in the newly independent Sri Lanka of the 1950s and 60s. As a highly political family attempts to balance language with religion, and privilege with equity, two smart, sassy young women pursue their personal freedoms. The Sweet & Simple Kind enchants us with its combination of authenticity, humour and passion, and haunts us with reminders of what we were and what we might have been.
(From Publisher)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
01/11/2006
Country
Sri Lanka
Original Language
English
Publisher
Perara Hussein Publishing House
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