"In the idyllic hill country of Sri Lanka, a young girl grows up with her loving family, but even in the midst of this paradise, terror lurks in the shadows. When tragedy strikes, she and her mother must seek safety by immigrating to America. There the girl reinvents herself as an American teenager to survive, with the help of her cousin, but even as she assimilates and thrives, the secrets and scars of her past follow her into adulthood"--
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"In the idyllic hill country of Sri Lanka, a young girl grows up with her loving family, but even in the midst of this paradise, terror lurks in the shadows. When tragedy strikes, she and her mother must seek safety by immigrating to America. There the girl reinvents herself as an American teenager to survive, with the help of her cousin, but even as she assimilates and thrives, the secrets and scars of her past follow her into adulthood"--
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new, looks unread. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. The Sri Lankan National Book Award-and Godage Award-winning novel by the Man Asian Literary Prize-and Commonwealth Regional Prize-winning author of 'Island of a Thousand Mirrors'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Wow, what a gripping psychological thriller. What a roller coaster! The reader thinks they have it all sussed out and know what has happened between Maggie and her daughter Nina, and then it twists and everything is up in the air again!
I really enjoyed it - its impossible to say more without giving away a plot that is so unlike any other book I've read. The characters are well presented, and the relationship between mother and child is explored in many ways.
You can't help but feel sorry for everyone in this twisted tale, while your heart leaps and you want to try to warn one character what another is about to do... or you think they are about to do! Cracking read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
