"Jaffna, 1981. Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war subsumes Sri Lanka, her dream takes a different path as she watches those around her, including her four beloved brothers, swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. She must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm? Sashi begins working as a medic at a field hospital for the militant...

"Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena's liver is shot. As his health fades, he embarks on a frantic search for missing cricketer Pradeep Mathew, whose virtuosic bowling was once legendary. En route he discovers a six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and unsettling truths about his country and its beloved sport."--

Skillfully weaving together the stories of intersecting lives in Sri Lanka, Luloff explores themes of memory and identity amid the consequences of the Sri Lankan civil war. From different points of view, across generations and geographies, it pits the destructive power of war against the resilient power of family, individual will, and the act of storytelling itself.

A forensic pathologist returns to Sri Lanka--after fifteen years abroad--to assist in identifying victims of the country's civil war.

"In 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), a young Englishwoman marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his past, including what happened to his first wife, that lead to devastating consequences"--Adapted from publisher description. 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Gwendolyn, a young Englishwoman, marries Laurence, an older widower and tea plantation owner. At first Gwen finds it hard to adjust...

"Very seldom in a reading life does a novel alter your sense not only of literature but of the world. This extraordinary debut is of that class."--Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You. In the last months of the Sri Lankan Civil War, Dinesh's world has contracted to an evacuee camp, where he measures his days by shells that fall like clockwork. Alienated from language, home, and family, he is brought back to life by an unexpected proposal...

"From the outside, Pizzeria Vesuvio seems just like any other pizza place in West London: a buzzy, cheerful Italian spot on a street where cooks from Sri Lanka rub shoulders with waitstaff from Spain, Georgia, Wales, Poland and more. But upstairs, on the battered leather sofas, lives are being altered drastically and often illegally, as money, legal aid, safe passage and hope are dealt out under the table to those deemed worthy. Set in the opening...

A man's transition from errand boy in Sri Lanka to sophisticated restaurateur in London. It happens thanks to the influence of Ranjan Salgado, an aristocratic bachelor with an interest in things intellectual. At age 11 the boy goes to work on Salgado's estate as an assistant to the houseboy. Bit by bit he advances to become houseboy and cook, picking up in the process general knowledge and the art of conversation. By the author of Moonfish Moon.