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Starred Review on March 1, 2018 | Fiction
Born in Sri Lanka on the cusp of its civil war (1983–2009), Alice Fonseka grows up with unhappy parents and her beloved and artistic grandfather Bee. The serenity of the island's landscape directly contradicts the growing tensions present in her multiethnic family dynamics, especially as the threat of political violence between the Sinhalese and Tamil populations increases. W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More