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Shankari Chandran Shankari Chandran i(13835624 works by)
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Raised in Canberra, Shankari Chandran spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in social justice, before returning to Australia. Her first novel was published in January 2017, and her second in June 2017.

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y separately published work icon The Barrier Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2017 13838026 2017 single work novel science fiction

'Twenty years ago an Ebola epidemic brought the world to the edge of oblivion.

'The West won the war, the East was isolated behind a wall, and a vaccine against Ebola was developed. Peace prevailed.

'Now Agent Noah Williams is being sent over the barrier to investigate a rogue scientist who risks releasing another plague. But why would a once-respected academic threaten the enforced vaccination program that ensures humans are no longer an endangered species?

'Hunting for answers amid shootouts, espionage and murder, Noah will have to confront a fundamental question:

'In the fight for survival, can our humanity survive too?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2018 finalist Norma K. Hemming Award Long Work
y separately published work icon Song of the Sun God Colombo : Perera Hussein Publishing House , 2017 13837859 2017 single work novel

'In a time of upheaval, can Nala keep her family together?

'The capital city – a little boy watches a monk wrap himself in flames… A village in Jaffna – a little girl is bursting with life…

'Nala and Ranjan are on the brink of an exciting future. They will meet, marry and fall in love. They will set up house and have children. They will map out their future together, but destiny has other plans for them. Will they survive?

'The SONG OF THE SUN GOD is a deeply moving saga spanning three continents and three generations. Lush physical details and an emotional recounting of events as they relentlessly unfold, reveal a heart-wrenching story of family, love, laughter, sorrow and new beginnings.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 longlisted International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
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