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1) Sri Lanka
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that no one will ever forget. When Amaya is invited to Kaavi's over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, Amaya is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young man journeys into Sri Lanka's formerly war-torn north, and into a country's soul, in this searing novel of love and the legacy of war from the award-winning author of The Story of a Brief Marriage. "The closest we seem to get to the present are those brief moments we stop to consider the spaces our bodies are occupying, the warmth of the sheets in which we wake, the scratched surface of the window on a train taking us somewhere else..." A...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of The Tea Planter's Wife comes a sweeping story of love and betrayal set in Ceylon in 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem to have it all. Except the one thing they long for: a child. After Elliott's sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side. Inside is Zheng, who's escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too! And so begins an exhilarating escapade in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all"--Provided...
7) Sri Lanka
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
144 pages : color photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sri Lanka is a diverse country, made up of many different ethnic and language groups. Readers discover the details about what life is like in this South Asian nation—from its history and economy to its environment and the lifestyles of its people. Colorful photographs give readers an up-close look at this island and those who call it home, and features such as sidebars and fact boxes provide additional detail. Readers are also encouraged to get...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side. Inside is Zheng, who's escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too! And so begins an exhilarating escapade in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all."--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Enjoying her life in 1935 Ceylon in spite of heartbreaking miscarriages, the daughter of a successful British gem trader is forced by her husband's sudden death to unravel a mystery involving a local cinnamon plantation and an outdoorsman's checkered past.