Isbn: 9781408701638 - the sweet and simple kind: a poetic account of a nation's troubled awakening (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 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. Cover lightly worn. 640 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 640 pages. Cover wornLoyalty (and the damnable lack of it in his wife) was the thought uppermost i n the mind of Sir Andrew Millbanke as he looked down at Lady Alexandra's dead bo dy, spread-eagled on the paved pathway of the Residency.' And so begins an engro ssing and dramatic family drama, set against the backdrop of Ceylon's bumpy evol ution into Sri Lanka, as the Wijesinha clan struggle to balance their staunch po litical ambition against the ignominy of an embarrassing family scandal. And whe n two young family members, cousins Tsunami and Latha, meet and become firm frie nds no one can guess that their triumphant friendship will be played out over th e passing years against both the best and the worst the newly independent Sri La nka can offer as these two smart and Westernised young women pursue their own pe rsonal freedoms.…

Zustand: Very Good.

paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.