Description
Set in late-1920s Colombo, this novel unfolds within the gilded boundaries of Cinnamon Gardens, where wealth, reputation, and carefully maintained order govern daily life. When two distantly related families become drawn into the household of the formidable Mudaliyar Navaratnam, private desires and long-held loyalties collide with the rigid caste and ethnic divisions that structure society. As relationships are tested by estrangement, marriage, and the weight of authority, the story examines how identity can offer both refuge and constraint. With Shyam Selvadurai’s character-driven storytelling and a vividly rendered historical backdrop, the book explores belonging—its promises, its limits, and the costs of claiming a place in a world that insists on defining you.
Available Editions
paperback
Transworld Publishers Limited
Published Jan 1, 2011
400 pages
ISBN: 9781409010937
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai.