Nimmi journeys to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother--only to experience the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Stranded amid the devastation and destruction, can Nimmi reunite with her mother?
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"Cold canning is a revolutionary new approach to preserving the best produce of the season, without the headache of traditional canning methods. Whether you're canning for convenience, frugality, or fun, these small-batch recipes are simple to make and can be safely stored for mo...
Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story. Annelidand Leveret met as children...
Daya Wijesinghe sees a bruise as a mixture of comfort and control, but joining a roller derby team push her toward big truths about love, loss, strength, and healing.
"What does a lesser-known member of the Kennedy clan have in common with a Sri-Lankan businessman? Or with Albert Loewenstein, one of the richest men in the world in 1928, who mysteriously fell from his plane into the English Channel? Or with two aircraft that went missing and we...
Dan has drawn over 150 recipes from a lifetime of global travels, spending over five months on the road researching this book. Collaborating with local chefs and restaurants all over the world, he has developed an extraordinary collection of spicy delights, from Malaysian Devil C...
"Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her seeya are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease ea...
"From the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that no one will ever forget. When Amaya is invited to Kaavi's over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, Amaya is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her forme...
Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything--schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents' funds, she decides to sublet the seco...
Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war. olombo, 1990. Maali Almeida--war photographer, gambler, and closet queen--has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His disme...
"When Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin--the delicious lovechild of a brioche and a muffin--her best friend and business partner, Beau, gives her an ultimatum: Lose thirty pounds or lose your j...
"In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon's bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti's own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murder. On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, al...
"When Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin, the delicious lovechild of a brioche and a muffin, her best friend and business partner, Beau, gives her an ultimatum: Lose thirty pounds or lose your j...
Thirty years' research and first-hand knowledge of the area have enabled the author to trace the cultural contacts which have contributed to the rich mosaic of sculpture, temples, mosques, and painting that have gone towards the creation of one of the great civilizations of the w...
"In the tradition of Lawrence Hill's The Illegal, Chris Cleave's Little Bee, and Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, and inspired by a real incident, this high-stakes and increasingly timely novel powerfully evokes what it means to leave behind everything you have ever known to se...
Dan Toombs a.k.a The Curry Guy has spent the last two decades travelling and researching the best curries the world has to offer. In Curry Guy Chicken he celebrates flavourful chicken dishes from around South and Southeast Asia. Because chicken is such a versatile ingredient, Dan...
"What is it like to live in or visit Sri Lanka? What makes Sri Lanka's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Sri Lankan people"-- Provided by publisher.
In this beautiful children's picture book by Vivek Shraya, author of the acclaimed God Loves Hair , a five-year-old South Asian boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, the red dot commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins, and wishes to h...