If the moon smiled

Chandani Lokuge
Published by Penguin (2000)

ISBN: 0140284729

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Book description
As a young woman in Sri Lanka, the central character Manthri marvels at the promise of life and yearns for a future of fulfilled dreams. However from the time of her loveless marriage she suffers a steady descent into disillusion and disenchantment. This is increased by migration to Australia and her estrangement from her two Australianised children.

About the author
Dr Chandani Lokuge is a lecturer in the School of Literary, Visual & Performance Studies at Monash University. In 2001 If the Moon Smiled was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Best Novel and Community Relations categories. Chandani is also the author of the critically acclaimed Moth and Other Stories (1992).

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