10 Best Books Based in Sri Lanka

Books based in Sri Lanka can never disappoint in their cultural depth, tales of heartbreaking divides and disasters and traditional (yet at times, stubborn)...

The Lament of the Dhobi Woman – Karen Roberts

Seelawathie, a young, village girl is brought to the city to care for Cat, the daughter of a prominent Colombo family. With her parents...

The Untold Story of My Lover by Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella

“I will come for you,” he had said looking into her eyes, a solid promise he intended to keep.” A melange of conflicting emotions stirred...

Nineteen Minutes – Jodi Picoult

As a midwife, Lacy Houghton brings lives into the world. She didn’t expect her son to take them away. But that’s what he did one...

The Westing Game – Ellen Raskin

by Vandana Hiranand  Where there’s a will, there’s a way – and Sam Westing has left quite a will! One fateful day, sixteen people gather for...

95 Thoughts I had while reading Harry Potter and the Cursed...

by Vandana Hiranand Oh my god, I can’t believe I actually have the new Harry Potter book in my hands! It’s a script, but...

One Night at the Call Center – Chetan Bhagat

Press 1 for technical support. Press 2 for broken hearts. Press 3 if your life has totally crashed. . . . Six friends work nights at...

Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng

Shaker Heights, the meticulously planned and well-to-do suburb of Cleveland, welcomes Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist and single mother and her teenage daughter, Pearl....

Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal –...

‘I felt secure in my mother’s love. She would tell him to stop. She didn’t.’ This is one little girl’s heartbreaking, inspiring story. This heart-wrenching memoir...

Carry On – Rainbow Rowell

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a...

The Palace Job – Patrick Weekes

The most powerful man in the republic framed her, threw her in prison, and stole a priceless elven manuscript from her family. With the help...

Girl in Translation – Jean Kwok

When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the...
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