This novel is a powerful three-generational saga of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and riv
"Haunting, with an immense tenderness . . . Unforgettable" JOHN BERGER "Profoundly moving" Evening Standard "A brilliant and moving first novel" Times Literary
Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, National Book Award in Nonfiction A New York Times Book Review “The Year in Reading” Selection All wa
From best-selling and beloved author Christne Harder Tangvald comes an updated and revised edition of her classic book of comfort for grieving children, filled