Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan forensic anthropologist sent by the U.N. to investigate a number of murders on the island. As she explores a 6th century site, she dug up a skeleton of a man which seems more recent than the rest of pieces in the location. With the help of an archaeologist Sarath and an artist, they set out to reconstruct its identity which they nicknamed “Sailor”. Given the makeup of where the body was found, the evidence points to the involvement of the government.
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Book Review: BUDDHA’S ORPHANS
Reading Buddha’s Orphans is an immersion in Nepalese culture, political will and survival. It’s quite depressing at some point especially when you read about poverty. But since you’re already invested in the characters’ lives, you want to see what happens to them in the end. Samrat Upadhyay blends politics, history, poverty, tragedy and romance to create an interesting story about a family.
Dear Reader: Why You Need to Fall in Love With Guernsey
Each of us has a collection of most-read books ––those with stained and shredded pages, their book bindings are falling apart. Mine is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.