Download or read book Serendib Isle of Dreams written by Nalini De Sielvie and published by Nalini de Sielvie. This book was released on 1998 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Serendib written by Nalini De Sielvie and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intense and refreshingly original, Serendib-Isle of dreams is a sensitive, romantic tale portraying characters we can readily identify with. They share the same dreams, problems and aspirations we experience in our own quest for true love. Set amidst the political conflict which exploded in 1983, the story begins at a New Years Eve Ball in 2000 when beautiful but troubled Natalie Barclay meets devastatingly handsome Michael Vanderbilt at Mount Lavinia Hotel in Colombo. The scene is set for Natalie and Mike to fall in love immediately but Dusky scheming Renuka is determined to marry Mike and unleashes evil forces that threaten to destroy their new found happiness. Natalie escapes to Queensland, Australia to nurse her grief. This fascinating story catapults the reader into the exotic world of Serendib and left wanting to learn more of this beautiful island and its people. Descriptive passages, fresh imagery and quirky colloquial conversations or "Ceylonisms" endear the characters to the reader. The fast paced story captures and hurtles the reader on a breathless journey through plots and situations as varied and complex as a landscape with light, shade and shadow filtering through the scenes.
Download or read book Dark Shores Return to Serendib written by Nalini de Sielvie and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DARK SHORES-Return to Serendib Familiar characters reappear on stage in this dramatic sequel to the popular novel 'Serendib-Isle of dreams' as Natalie and Mike prepare to celebrate three years of marital bliss with family and friends. Evil and vengeful as ever, Renuka is determined to possess Mike at any cost and joins forces with Natalie's sadistic ex-husband in his quest for revenge. Rashid, Renuka's mysterious new boyfriend embroils her in nefarious child smuggling activity in remote fishing villages. Renuka finally succeeds in entrapping Mike. Natalie's ex-husband abducts her but when they are ambushed on a lonely road, she is captured by terrorists roaming the steamy north eastern jungles of Sri Lanka and she finds herself in the thick of on-going civil war between Tamil Tigers and the army. Natalie's life hangs in the balance precariously, as she struggles to survive in the rebel camp. Will she escape the lustful advances of the rebel leader or be shot by his insanely jealous lover? Romance, laughter and drama in the everyday lives of diverse characters are delicately interwoven and interspersed with shafts of sunny humour to dispel dark shadows that threaten to destroy Natalie and Mike's love forever. Natalie's insecurity in Mike's love re-surfaces, as she once again believes he has betrayed her and is unable to forgive him. Scenes shift from exotic Sri Lanka, to Melbourne and Queensland, as Natalie and Mike take a trip in the hope of regaining their lost Paradise. This exciting and long-awaited sequel is a must read for anyone who enjoys the exotic, as the author's unique narrative style and colourful descriptions capture the very essence of the Island and its people. Her talent lies in the ability to bring a story to life with an artist's sensitivity, depicting light, shade and shadow, just like an exquisite landscape.
Download or read book Thistles in the Wind written by Nalini de Sielvie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 1731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a vivid description of early childhood in Sri Lanka, the Lotus Island, and then migrating to Australia in 1972, Nalini's journey is a captivating story of fortitude in the pursuit of her dreams. Her indomitable spirit, faith, and resilience in the face of adversity and loss is truly inspiring, as the rich tapestry of her life is interwoven with optimism and determination to succeed in a new country.
Download or read book Written in the Stars written by Nalini de Sielvie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anusha's life changes dramatically when she is orphaned at eight years and spends the next few years as a servant. Abducted from her village in Sri Lanka one day, she is forced into child labour but escapes soon after only to be captured by people smugglers. Anusha ends up at a Detention Centre on Christmas Island along with a few surviving refugees when the smugglers are ship-wrecked in Australian waters and she is sent to Western Australia where she grows up to be a beautiful young girl. Anusha's unusual beauty though attracts the attention of a much-married, older mining-magnate who is determined to marry her. But her life is in danger as the millionaire's family resent his beautiful young wife and plot to get rid of her. Anusha's story of survival, courage and ultimate triumph holds a message of hope and empowerment to all those who face life's challenges.
Download or read book Wild Poppies written by Nalini De Sielvie and published by Nalini de Sielvie. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Is this Your Caruso written by Nalini De Sielvie and published by Nalini de Sielvie. This book was released on 2006 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catsville written by Nalini de Sielvie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful, enthralling tale of vast imagination depicting a band of refugee cats in their quest for a "Purrfect Paradise." In the aftermath of a great war between cats, humans and dogs, cats are banished and they flee persecution in their homeland. Their adventures as they follow Holey Moses, their leader, and his canine friends, Brutus and Caesar, and eventual colonisation of a Brave New World, are portrayed with humour, and a sense of fun. But with a subtle underlying theme of everyday human issues, aspirations, endurance and achievement. The refugee cats set out to conquer a new world in true pioneering style, and encounter danger, betrayal, rebellion, romance, laughter and fun. A brilliant tale not just for cat lovers, but will capture hearts and imagination of the young, and young at heart.
Download or read book Sri Lanka the Resplendent Isle written by Richard Simon and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fear of Losing Eurydice written by Julieta Campos and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1994-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lyrical novel by one of Mexico's leading women writers explores both desire and the desire to tell a love story. In an idle moment between grading assignments, a French teacher sitting in a cafe in a Caribbean seaport town sketches an island on his white napkin. Like Proust's "petite madeleine," the island opens up a host of images: ""Island" the sum of all improbabilities; intoxicating improbability of fiction. "Island" image of desire... All the islands formulated by human beings and all islands appearing on the maps comprise a single imaginary archipelago--the archipelago of desire." Monsieur N.'s original plan to use a Jules Verne novel about shipwrecked schoolboys as a translation exercise for his pupils becomes an obsession to collect every reference to islands he can find and to meditate on them in a diary of his imaginary travels--his "Islandiary." Parallel to this quest is an archetypal love story that he begins writing in his notebook, printed in a narrow column with islands of quotations surrounding it. Voyaging and the quest for islands becomes a metaphor for the search for paradise, for the island as an imagined place where love achieves perfection. It also becomes a metaphor for writing: "Every text is an island."
Download or read book Island of Dreams written by Katherine Stone and published by Warner Books (NY). This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christy Miller visits Hawaii, where she turns sixteen and overcomes her fear of driving during an island adventure.
Download or read book Poems written by Peter Bayley and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals written by Dan Dietz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1910s shaped the future of the American musical. While many shows of the decade were imports of European operettas, and even original Broadway musicals were influenced by continental productions, the musicals of the 1910s found their own American voice. In The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz covers all 312 musicals that opened on Broadway during this decade. Among the shows discussed are The Balkan Princess, The Kiss Waltz, Naughty Marietta, The Firefly, Very Good Eddie, Leave It to Jane, Watch Your Step, See America First, and La-La-Lucille. Dietz places each musical in its historical context, including the women’s suffrage movement and the decade’s defining historical event, World War I. Each entry features the following: Plot summary Cast members Creative team, including writers, lyricists, composers, directors, choreographers, and producers Opening and closing dates Number of performances Critical commentary Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs Numerous appendixes include a chronology, discography, filmography, Gilbert and Sullivan productions, Princess Theatre musicals, musicals with World War I themes, and published scripts, making this book a comprehensive and significant resource. The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals will captivate and inform scholars, historians, and casual fans about this influential decade in musical theatre history.
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Download or read book The lord of the isles canto 6 and fragments The vision of Don Roderick The field of Waterloo Songs and miscellanies written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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