Swimming in the Monsoon Sea |
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| Author:
| Selvadurai, Shyam |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77488-033-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | Tundra Book Group
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| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.99 |
Book Description:
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The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Auntie Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. He tries not to think of his life 'before,' when his doting mother was still alive.Then, like an unexpected monsoon, his cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith s ordered life is storm-tossed. Othello, with its powerful theme of disastrous jealousy, is the...
More DescriptionThe setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Auntie Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. He tries not to think of his life 'before,' when his doting mother was still alive.Then, like an unexpected monsoon, his cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith s ordered life is storm-tossed. Othello, with its powerful theme of disastrous jealousy, is the backdrop to the drama in which Amrith finds himself immersed.