Karen Roberts
Author of The Flower Boy
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Works by Karen Roberts
Circumpolar aboriginal people and co-management practice: Current issues in co-management and environmental assessment,… (1996) 2 copies
Workplace Injuries And Diseases: Prevention And Compensation: Essays in Honor of Terry Thomason (2005) 2 copies
Vegetable Container Gardening: 11 Simple Steps & Secrets To Healthy Harvests From Small Spaces (2012) — Author — 2 copies
The Gifts 1 copy
Vu 1 copy
Awakening In Six Parts 1 copy
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An excellent story set in the hill country of Sri Lanka at the end of the colonial era.
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The setting (Sri Lanka, 1930's onwards) is picturesque and affecting in its nature and era.
Chandi, a young Sri Lankan boy is filled with wishful dreams and a vivid imagination inspired by his environment too. His best friend is the English daughter of a tea plantation owner, who employs Chandi's mother as a housekeeper.
Both families have their precious moments and tribulations.
It is a story that is both uniting and wistful in the friendship, events and circumstances that happen.
A dear, moving book.… (more)