'An outstanding debut novel' WEST AUSTRALIAN distinct and convincing, RUINS heralds the arrival of a gifted new talent in Australian fiction.' BOOKS+PUBLISHING ' writing recalls Christos Tsiolkas' recent work. This book could well achieve the same kind of success as The Kite Runner.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

It claims the attention of the reader with rare confidence and doesn't let it go. 'A highly accomplished and well-oiled book. Anoushka wants an iPod.Īnd Niranjan needs big money so he can leave them all behind.

In the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, five family members find their bonds stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. With his sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in the 'new' Sri Lanka, Savanadasa takes his seat beside Omar Musa, Alice Pung and Michael Mohammed Ahmad to usher in the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction.' Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author of FOREIGN SOILĪ country picking up the pieces, a family among the ruins. 'RUINS is a stirring and skilfully crafted debut, and Savanadasa's characters are so vividly drawn they feel like family. Only through the eyes of others can we begin to see a place.' Inga Simpson, author of MR WIGG and NEST.In the pent-up heat of Colombo, piece by piece, a family comes apart.Ī stunning debut novel from a fresh voice in Australian fiction, for fans of Zadie Smith and Rohinton Mistry. 'A rich and colourful story of family and country, its complexity revealed in layers. With one foot in the old way of life and one firmly in the new, this family can never be what it once was. Anoushka wants an iPod.Īnd Niranjan needs big money so he can leave them all behind.Īs the five leave Colombo to travel to an ancient city, the generations collide and long-held prejudices surface.

With his sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in the 'new' Sri Lanka, Savanadasa takes his seat beside Omar Musa, Alice Pung and Michael Mohammed Ahmad to usher in the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction.' Maxine Beneba Clarke, author of FOREIGN SOILĪ country picking up the pieces, a family among the ruins.

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