The Sweet & Simple Kind
Yasmine Gooneratne
#3544 of 8,085 books · #1789 in Fiction
Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award (2008).
An engrossing and dramatic family drama, set against the backdrop of Ceylon's bumpy evolution into Sri Lanka, as the Wijesinha clan struggle to balance their staunch political ambition against the ignominy of an embarrassing family scandal.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- ISBN-13
- 9781408701638
- Genre
- Topics
- Family dramaPolitical ambition and scandalSri Lanka's historical transformation
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2008)
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