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Prisoner #1056 : how I survived war and found peace / by Ratnavel, Roy,1969-author.;: "An incredible rags-to-riches immigrant story from a prominent Tamil Canadian who fled torture and imprisonment, arriving in Canada with; Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Ratnavel, Roy, 1969-; Businessmen; Financial executives; Refugees; Refugees; Tamil (Indic people);; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
A passage north : a novel / by Arudpragasam, Anuk,author.;: "A Passage North begins with a message: a telephone call informing Krishan, newly returned to Colombo, that his grandmother's caretaker, Rani, has died in unexpected circumstances--found at the bottom of the village well, her neck broken. The news coincides with the arrival of an email from Anjum, a woman with whom he had a brief but passionate relationship in Delhi a few years before, bringing with it the stirring of old memories and desires. As Krishan makes the long journey by train from Colombo into the war-torn northern province for the funeral, so begins an astonishing passage into the soul of a country. At once a meditation on love and longing, and an incisive account of the impact of Sri Lanka's civil war, this procession to a pyre "at the end of the earth" shines a light on the distances we bridge in ourselves and those we love, and the indelible imprints of an island's past. Anuk Arudpragasam's masterful novel is an effigy for the missing and the dead, and a vivid search for meaning, even amid tragedy"--; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Railroad travel; Funeral rites and ceremonies;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The romantic : the real life of Cashel Greville Ross : a novel / by Boyd, William,1952-author.;: "From the award-winning, internationally bestselling author, a romp of a novel, at once intimate and panoramic, about the adventures and misadventures of a 19th-century zelig. One man, many lives ... Cashel Greville Ross experiences more of everything than most, from the rapturous to the devastating, from surprising good luck to unexpected loss. Born in 1799, Cashel seeks his fortune across the turbulence of multiple continents, from County Cork to London, from Waterloo to Zanzibar, embedded with the East Indian Army in Sri Lanka, sunning himself alongside the Romantic poets in Pisa. He travels the world as a soldier, a farmer, a felon, a writer, even a father. And he experiences all the vicissitudes of existence, including a once-in-a-lifetime love that will haunt the rest of his days. In the end, his great accomplishment is to discover who he truly is-which is the romance of life itself, and the beating heart of The Romantic"--; Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Ethical problems; Man-woman relationships; Men; Self-actualization (Psychology); Voyages and travels;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Vegetarian foods / by Townsend, Sue,1963-; Young, Caroline,1939-;: Includes bibliographical references (p. 44), Internet addresses and index.Presents a collection of meatless recipes from around the world, including walnut, fenugreek and yogurt soup from Iran, apple pancakes from the Netherlands, and pineapple curry from Sri Lanka. Also discusses the growing popularity of vegetarianism and how to maintain a balanced diet.LSC; Subjects: Vegetarian cookery; Cookery, International;; © c2009., Capstone Global Library,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
My life among the underdogs : a memoir / by Torres, Tia,author.;: "Tia Torres, beloved underdog advocate and star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir featuring some of her best-loved dogs. With inimitable honesty and characteristic brashness, Tia captures the spirit and heart of these intelligent and loving canines, while carrying us behind the scenes of her TV show, into the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans, onto the soundstages of Hollywood films, and even to the jungles of Sri Lanka"--; Subjects: Biographies.; Torres, Tia.; Dog rescue; Television personalities; Dog rescue.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
My sweet girl / by Jayatissa, Amanda,author.;: "Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she's about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you ... 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 thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents' funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit it feels good helping someone find their way in America-that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him facedown in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment, but by the time the police arrive, there's no body-and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma's secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?"--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Adoption; Murder; Secrecy;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Written in the Waters A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging [electronic resource] : by Roberts, Tara.aut; CloudLibrary;: This searing memoir by a National Geographic explorer recounts one woman's epic journey to trace the global slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean—and find her place in the world. For fans of adventurous women’s memoirs like Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, Cheryl Strayed's Wild, and Jesmyn Ward's Men We Reaped. When Tara Roberts first caught sight of a photograph at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History depicting the underwater archaeology group Diving With a Purpose, it called out to her. Here were Black women and men strapping on masks, fins, and tanks to explore Atlantic Ocean waters along the coastlines of Africa, North America, and Central America, seeking the wrecks of slave ships long lost in time. Inspired, Roberts joined them—and started on a path of discovery more challenging and personal than she could ever have imagined. In this lush and lyrical memoir, she tells a story of exploration and reckoning that takes her from her home in Washington, D.C., to an exotic array of locales: Thailand and Sri Lanka, Mozambique, South Africa, Senegal, Benin, Costa Rica, and St. Croix. The journey connects her with other divers, scholars, and archaeologists, offering a unique way of understanding the 12.5 million souls carried away from their African homeland to enslavement on other continents. But for Roberts, the journey is also intensely personal. Inspired by the descendants of those who lost their lives during the Middle Passage, she decides to plumb her own family history and life as a Black woman to help make sense of her own identity. Complex and unflinchingly authentic, this deeply moving narrative heralds an important new voice in literature that will open minds and hearts everywhere.General adult.; Subjects: Electronic books.; Adventurers & Explorers; African American Studies; Personal Memoirs; Women;; © 2025., National Geographic,; unAPI

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