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GIVEAWAY: 5 copies of “A Different Kind of Madness” – set in Ceylon!
24th March 2019
INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY!
We are delighted to be able to you offer prizes of 5 copies of “A Different Kind of Madness” by Pauline Schockman, excellent fiction set in 1960s Ceylon
Colombo, September 1964. As the newly independent island nation of Ceylon struggles with racial divides, Greta van Buuren faces both the upheaval of her future and the re-emergence of her past. Greta and her family are Ceylonese Burghers, a group of mixed racial origin, whose privileged position in society is coming to an end.
Soon she must decide whether to stay, or to leave Ceylon forever.
A Different Kind of Madness explores the madness of a family and a nation caught at a moment of transition, neither knowing how or whether they will survive the change. It is a great read.
How to enter:
Just leave a comment below telling us what you associate with SRI LANKA (Ceylon as was). Would it be tea plantations, beautiful beaches, wildlife, elephants….???
Do this by midnight UK time on Saturday, 6th April and the first 5 names out of the hat will be sent a copy of the book by the publisher. INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY!!!
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The 5 winners are:
Peter H
Julia C
Judy G
Sue E
Fran N
Sandy beaches and elephants
My colleague Sanu – a diminutive mini powerhouse of a woman who talks with great love for Sri Lanka. Lovely to read the comments and see how global we are, with many comments mentioning colleagues or friends.
My colleague Sanju whose husband was killed by a stray bullet at the start of the Tamil Tigers insurgency, leaving her to bring up their children on her own.
Ceylon and tea plantations are forever entertwined in my mind.
Tamil Tigers
Sapphires and cricket.
Tea and tropical flowers.
I remember doing a school project on Sri Lanka many years ago. It was the elephants!
Seeing the place name of Ceylon takes me back to my primary school days here in Australia, where one of my class mates came from Ceylon and this would date back to the 1960;s. I can still remember her name – Charmaine.
So the name evokes something different to me from beaches, tea plantations.
Cinnamon! Nothing comes close to Ceylon cinnamon
The beautiful scenery, the hustle & bustle of street markets. The wonderful smells and the fabulous food. Especially egg hoppers ! I hope to return one day.
I associate tea with Ceylon and Sri Lanka!
Ceylon conjures up exotic images for me. I would love to read this book to learn more about this beautiful country.
Tea plantations
Tea, elephants and beautiful sapphires.
Elephants, and beautiful sunsets
Beautiful scenery, people & stunning wildlife. And !!
It has to be the lovely subtle tea. So refreshing.
Ceylon sapphires – I just love the blue tones and chose one for my engagement ring. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!
My sister used to live there so my best recollection is a trip to Kandy. Stunningly beautiful.
I am reminded of Sunday morning quizzes with my mum – all the capital cities! Have never forgotten that Ceylon’s capitsl is Colombo!!
Elephant sanctuary and lush vegetation along with beautiful beaches – this is mainly my imagination but I hope reality is similar!
Beautiful temples full of Buddhas, elephants roaming the roads and the romanticism of the mists swirling through the tea plantations early morning!
Curry and cricket!
When I think of Sri Lanka I think of the tea plantations. I love the tea from Sri Lanka. I also think about the lush scenery and I would love to read this book. Thanks for the chance.
When I think of Sri Lanka I think of the tea plantations. Thanks for the chance.
Elephants, tea plantations and beautiful stamps.
One of the best holidays I’ve ever had! Beautiful place, wonderful people….I want to go back!!
Elephants
The elephant sanctuary is my first thought but closely followed by lush vegetation and beautiful beaches – never having been this is partly my imagination but I hope it’s close to reality!
Tea plantations
Tea! When Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon I collected stamps and the island ones always depicted an exotic location
The National cricket team.
Tea plantations and elephants say Sri Lanka to me.
tea plantations and elephants and beautiful scenery.
Sri Lanka is a jewel of an island state in the Indian Ocean, that & the fact its plantations export delicious tea is sadly my sum knowledge. I’d love this book to educate me.
I visited Sri Lanka in 1983, just before the civil war kicked off. There were already armed soldiers patrolling in Colombo.
The first thing to come to mind when I remember being in Sri Lanka is not elephants, tea plantations or beaches, although we saw all of those, it is the beautiful rock paintings at Sigiriya.
I think of wildlife and tea associated with Sri Lanka. I would love to read this book.
Tea for sure plus fabulous scenery and above all-those Sri Lankans I’ve met have been friendly people and great cooks!
Exitic food and warm weather
Tea
Elephants and cricket!
Tea….tea…tea!
I think of tea, beautiful plants and amazing scenery x