![]() ![]() Some of the demon voices are genuinely scary. The audiobook narrator Shivantha Wijesinha bought it to life, and once settled in I was very impressed by the characters voices and rhythms. There are Sri Lankan names, place names, acronyms and terms in every other sentence. I'm pleased I chose the audiobook, I may have struggled to get into reading the book. This novel won The Booker Prize 2022, and I chose it as part of my efforts to broaden my reading genres. It's a sprawling epic, rich in Sri Lankan colour, history and myth. ![]() Maali must learn the scope of his limbo state surrounded by the spirits that walk amongst the living, while trying to work out how and why he died, try to find out the fate of his unseen photos. Set against a backdrop of curfews, death squads, terror attacks and suicide this isn't for the squeamish. He has seven days and night (moons) to decide whether to move into 'the light' or stay in 'the in between' limbo. Set in 1990 during the Sri Lankan Civil War, Maali Ameida is a newly deceased photo journalist. ![]()
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Magical Destinations of the Northeast details more than 300 spiritual destinations perfect for meditation, magic, and just plain fun. Every state in America has sacred sites―places that change you, heal you, and make you feel alive. ![]() |