{"product_id":"on-sal-mal-lane-paperback","title":"On Sal Mal Lane - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRu Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, a tender, evocative novel about the years leading up to the Sri Lankan civil war\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Indie Fiction of 2013 * A \u003ci\u003eLargehearted Boy \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year * \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the day the Herath family moves in, Sal Mal Lane is still a quiet street, disturbed only by the cries of the children whose triumphs and tragedies sustain the families that live there. As the neighbors adapt to the newcomers in different ways, the children fill their days with cricket matches, romantic crushes, and small rivalries. But the tremors of civil war are mounting, and the conflict threatens to engulf them all. \u003cbr\u003e In a heartrending novel poised between the past and the future, the innocence of the children--a beloved sister and her overprotective siblings, a rejected son and his twin sisters, two very different brothers--contrasts sharply with the petty prejudices of the adults charged with their care. In Ru Freeman's masterful hands, \u003ci\u003eOn Sal Mal Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, a story of what was lost to a country and her people, becomes a resounding cry for reconciliation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRu Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature that has been translated into seven languages. An activist and journalist whose work appears internationally, she calls both Sri Lanka and America home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.36 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760545202464,"sku":"9781555976767","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/17ec22526aefeca58aae40ddf0959100.webp?v=1780182927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-sal-mal-lane-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}