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1 y separately published work icon Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2022 21620884 2022 single work novel

'Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney – populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. This is their safe place, an oasis of familiar delights – a beautiful garden, a busy kitchen and a bountiful recreation schedule.

'But this ordinary neighbourhood is not without its prejudices. The serenity of Cinnamon Gardens is threatened by malignant forces more interested in what makes this refuge different rather than embracing the calm companionship that makes this place home to so many. As those who challenge the residents’ existence make their stand against the nursing home with devastating consequences, our characters are forced to reckon with a country divided.

'Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is about family and memory, community and race, but is ultimately a love letter to story-telling and the relationships we form through the stories we tell.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Kolam Shankari Chandran , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Sweatshop Women : Volume Two 2020; (p. 73-78)
1 y separately published work icon The Barrier Shankari Chandran , 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.
1 y separately published work icon Song of the Sun God Shankari Chandran , 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.
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