Cinnamon Gardens
Selvadurai has captured horrifyingly well the airlessness of a society in which only a few are truly able to breathe, and deeply'' Mary Loudon, The Times
In Shyam Selvadurai''s masterful second novel, set in repressive and complex 1920s Ceylon, the Cinnamon Gardens is a residential enclave of wealthy Ceylonese. Among them is Annalukshmi, an independent and high-spirited young teacher intent on thwa...
Selvadurai has captured horrifyingly well the airlessness of a society in which only a few are truly able to breathe, and deeply'' Mary Loudon, The Times
In Shyam Selvadurai''s masterful second novel, set in repressive and complex 1920s Ceylon, the Cinnamon Gardens is a residential enclave of wealthy Ceylonese. Among them is Annalukshmi, an independent and high-spirited young teacher intent on thwa...
