Cinnamon GardensSet In The 1920S Ceylon, Cinnamon Gardens Is A Residential Enclave Of Wealthy Ceylonese Who Live In An Uneasy Relationship With Their British Overlords, And With Different Sectors Of Their Own Community - The Tamil, The Christian, The Sinhalese. Among Them Is Annalukshmi Who, Going Against Her Parents, Bonds With A Sinhalese Clerk. Her Married Uncle, A Closet Homosexual, Renews His Relationship With A Lover Of Long Ago, Richard, Risking Disgrace And Heightening Tensions. Spine Slighly Wornout, Text Clean, Condition Good. |
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