What is the distance between dream and nightmare? Sri Lankan born, Canadian raised, James shared a dream with most adopted children - finding his biological parents. The killer wave which devastated Sri Lanka on Boxing Day of 2004 gave James the impetus and the opportunity to finally embark on his quest for identity. Long before nature turned against her, Sri Lanka, Land of Serendipity, had turned against herself. Her own quest for identity had led her into a hell where neighbor attacked neighbor and brother killed brother. The search for his roots led James to Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, once famed for its singing fish, but today a place synonymous with death and destruction by man's inhumanity and nature's ferocity. What he did not know was that forces beyond his control or understanding - the ethnic conflict, the Karuna Rebellion and the Tigers' practice of child conscription - had already determined the final outcome of his journey and his own destiny. In Batticaloa the fishes are singing a song of mourning.
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An Amazing Story,
By Sara Almqvist (Skövde, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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The Lost Cause by Udara Soysa is a truly amazing story. It begins with a young man's quest for identity, which reveals love, happiness and grief.
As a citizen of a country, which was badly affected by a loss of tourists due to the tsunami, I especially enjoyed reading about how the disaster affected the local people. I highly recommend this book to anyone in for a good read!
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A must read for every global citizen. A story of conscience and a story of despair.
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No winners in a war,
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A great piece of work by a young Sri Lankan author.
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