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![]() ![]() Incredibly moving, complex, and with prose you may want to eat, this debut is a triumph. 'By turns tender, beautiful, and devastating, Island of A Thousand Mirrors is a deeply resonant tale of an unraveling Sri Lanka. But her hopes for the future are trampled when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the heart of a conflict she has tried desperately to avoid.Ī powerful saga that strikes mercilessly at the heart of war, Island of a Thousand Mirrors marks the arrival of a spellbinding new literary talent. Saraswathi, a Tamil, is living in the active war zone and dreams of becoming a teacher. ![]() All is well until the family's serene existence is shattered by the outbreak of violence. I realize this is what is happening to her heart. In Colombo, Yasodhara lives a full life with her Sinhala family, rich in love and everything she could ask for, though shaped subtly by social hierarchies, her parents' ambitions, and the differences between the Tamil and Sinhala people. Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera 4,203 ratings, 4.01 average rating, 692 reviews Open Preview Island of a Thousand Mirrors Quotes Showing 1-18 of 18 When a bone breaks, it heals stronger in the cracks. Before civil war tears the tapestry of Sri Lanka apart, the lives of two young women from two very different families are fatefully linked by one chance encounter. ![]()
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