{"product_id":"counting-and-cracking-paperback","title":"Counting and Cracking - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS Shakthidharan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEamon Flack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In Tamil we don't say goodbye. Only, I will go and come back.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eS. Shakthidharan's extraordinary multilingual play (English, Tamil and Sinhalese) \u003cem\u003eCounting and Cracking\u003c\/em\u003e traverses countries and decades to bring us an epic tale of family, love and politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the banks of a river in Sydney, Radha and her son Siddhartha release the ashes of Radha's mother so she can be at peace with her ancestors. Into the water go the particles of one life, but unknown to Siddharta, Radha still holds onto the ashes of her beloved grandfather, brought with her when she left Sri Lanka 21 years before. And so begins a story that spirals out across Australia and Sri Lanka, taking in four generations of a family and their connection to a country that continues to give them equal measures of sorrow and joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is an exhilarating, moving and necessary tribute to people of all backgrounds who are forced to live in exile and build a new home from the heart up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eයක් \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A story of survival and hope, of human connectedness, and our deep desire to understand three things - our history, our identity and what \"home\" means to us.' - Community response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.27 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752028176672,"sku":"9781760623395","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a3709b6f7e984af7f9a7ba65cbbc3d3.webp?v=1779986060","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/counting-and-cracking-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}