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'In the bustling streets, overcrowded hospitals and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, five family members find their bonds stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. Latha, the family's servant of two decades, questions her allegiances following the tragic death of her nephew ...Anoushka, a sixteen-year-old high-school student, tries to win back a friend while keeping her punk-rock credentials hidden from her parents ...Lakshmi, a proud matriarch, is haunted by images of missing boys while struggling with the selfish disregard of her own children ...Niranjan, recently returned from Australia, is ready to get his start-up off the ground but keeps getting distracted by stoner friends and petty squabbles ...And Mano, the head of the family, feels increasingly impotent under the pressure of government intimidation and his wife's scorn ...As the five leave Colombo to travel to an ancient city, the generations collide and long-held prejudices are revealed. For this family, with one foot in the old way of life and one firmly in the new, nothing can ever be what it once was.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: for Yasa
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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What I’m Reading – Kate Mildenhall
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017; -
Counting the Costs of a Brutal Divide
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
Tension and Ambiguities in a War-ravaged Society
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 July 2016; (p. 19) The Saturday Age , 30-31 July 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
Rim of Fire Consumes a Family at War
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 June 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel ; The Road to Winter 2016 single work novel -
Rajith Savanadasa, Ruins : Review
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 9 July 2016;
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel
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A Circular Path in Family's Pain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 15 June 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
Rajith Savanadasa, Ruins : Review
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 9 July 2016;
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
Rim of Fire Consumes a Family at War
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 June 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel ; The Road to Winter 2016 single work novel -
Tension and Ambiguities in a War-ravaged Society
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 July 2016; (p. 19) The Saturday Age , 30-31 July 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
Counting the Costs of a Brutal Divide
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Ruins 2016 single work novel -
What I’m Reading – Kate Mildenhall
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2017;
Awards
- 2017 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
- 2017 shortlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
- 2017 longlisted Indie Awards — Debut Fiction
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Colombo,
cSri Lanka,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,