Island of a thousand mirrors /

"Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Munaweera, Nayomi
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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