Nayomi Munaweera
Nayomi Munaweera's debut novel, Island of a Thousand was long-listed for the Man Asia Prize and won the Commonwealth Regional Prize for Asia . It was short-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Northern California Book Prize. The New York Times called the book "luminous"...
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Nayomi Munaweera's debut novel, Island of a Thousand was long-listed for the Man Asia Prize and won the Commonwealth Regional Prize for Asia . It was short-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Northern California Book Prize. The New York Times called the book "luminous" and Publisher's Weekly has compared her voice to that of Michael Ondatjee and Jhumpa Lahiri. Munaweera's second novel, What Lies Between Us is one of the most anticipated releases of 2016, having been featured on both Buzzfeed and Elle Magazines Best of 2016 lists. She lives in Oakland, California and is working on her third novel.
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3.5 Stars I enjoyed this atmospheric and emotional novel by Nayomi Munaweera. This is a new author for me and I am glad I picked this one up to read.The novel opens with a prologue in the form of a parable. It is the story of a Himalayan moon bear that is driven to kill her cub in a most gruesome w...
#WhatLiesBetweenUs Available 2/16/16 I'm not really sure how to review this book. There were parts that I found good, parts that I found okay, parts that I found disgusting, and parts that I totally skipped over. This book raised so many emotions in me. Some good and some bad. It was interesting to...
This one broke me. I'm still trying to recover. It is beautiful and enveloping. No, not beautiful. It is terrifying. It is what the Romantics meant when they set their sights on the Sublime.So read it, but only if you're feeling strong. There's child abuse, love dashed on the rocks, and madnes...
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera paints a hauntingly vivid picture of the 25 year long Sri Lankan civil war that claimed over 80,000 lives. Told through the eyes of two young girls caught on opposite sides of the conflict, the book creates a personal story of war, destruction, and lo...
ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS by Nayomi Munaweera I enjoyed the writing which was clear and moving. The descriptions of the island were wonderful, not just the physical beauty but the smells of food, people and nature. I felt like I really knew the characters. I hope the final edition has a “cast of ...
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