Cinnamon Gardens Selvadurai Shyam
Cinnamon Gardens Selvadurai Shyam Set among the upper classes in the gracious, repressive world of 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Cinnamon Gardens tells the brilliantly intertwined stories of two…
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Cinnamon Gardens Selvadurai Shyam
Set among the upper classes in the gracious, repressive world of 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Cinnamon Gardens tells the brilliantly intertwined stories of two extraordinary characters. Her uncle Balendran, respectably married, struggles to suppress his secret desire for men. Annalukshmi is a strong-willed young woman whose family is intent upon arranging a proper marriage for her, forcing her to question whether the independence she craves will doom her to a life without love and companionship.
Both Annalukshmi and Balendran must determine if it is possible to pursue personal happiness without compromising the happiness of others. The sudden arrival of a former lover, however, threatens to destroy his carefully constructed world. And both must draw on hidden reserves to resist the pressures of society and, even more crushing, the expectations they have placed on