![]() Kumi also struck a friendship with Vino Coomaraswamy, an editor of a publishing house in Lancaster, on holiday in Maliyadda, searching for his roots. He was going ahead to settle affairs in the new country they were moving to before Kumi arrives.ĭuring her vacation to her ancestral village, abandoning her plans to stay at the bed and breakfast place where she had an eventful night with an unexpected visitor, she moves into the abandoned house that had once belonged to her grandparents. She could hardly tear herself off from the allure of the place to return to Colombo, which she must, to see her fiancé off. An ideal home for her as well she realises. Lush greenery with a creek flowing through the property has become the perfect home for all that nature creates. Kumi finds the dilapidated property a piece of heaven on earth. She goes there directed by her Uncle in London to make the final arrangements to sell her grandfather’s ancestral property. The deviation begins when Kumi alights the morning Udarata Menike to visit her hometown in the fictional village of Maliyadda on the banks of the Kothmale Oya. It is the story of two people finding love in unusual circumstances, albeit differently than either of them intended.Īditha narrates a 24-year-old schoolteacher’s unexpected detour of accompanying her banker fiancé and migrating to New Zealand. Though simple but thoughtful, the story is fun enough, and the unexpected twists and turns keep the reader engaged. This book is enjoyable to read due to the simplicity of the prose style and vividness of imagination. This book is Gratiaen Award winner Aditha Dissanayake’s fourth novel, by far the best. ![]() ![]() It is a contemporary romance that follows a woman, a committed environmentalist, as she navigates her life among men with differing feelings of the imperative of conservation stewardship. ’10:34′ is a dramatic love story of a poetic and tender quality written with a deep respect for both the beauty and the danger to our blue planet seen from space as a vulnerable blob in the vast universe. Reviewed by Nandasiri (Nandi) Jasentuliyanaįormer Deputy Director-General, United Nations. ‘10.34’ By Aditha Dissanayake, a Vijitha Yapa Publication ![]()
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