{"product_id":"the-sandglass-9781565844841","title":"The Sandglass","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready hailed as \"intricate and compelling\" by the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sandglass\u003c\/i\u003e is a striking novel by Sri Lankan author Romesh Gunesekera, a 1994 Booker Prize finalist for his first novel, \u003ci\u003eReef\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in London where the Sri Lankan narrator lives, \u003ci\u003eThe Sandglass\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of postcolonial Sri Lanka. In a beautifully constructed work that moves back and forth between two physical and temporal poles, Gunesekera brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers about his family's past in Sri Lanka, including his father's rise to wealth, rivalry with the Vatunas family, and a suspect death—a mystery that further unfolds upon Prins's arrival in London for his mother's funeral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving together themes of memory, exile, and postcolonial upheaval, Gunesekera has written a book \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"utterly engaging. . . . Romantic, mysterious, and laced with a sense of yearning. . . . A heady mix of 1990s London and postwar Sri Lanka.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Romesh Gunesekera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283705409787,"sku":"9781565844841","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3781f0e8-4e8b-420e-b937-a25dacb79da8.jpg?v=1771376950","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-sandglass-9781565844841","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}