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In the tradition of In the Time of the Butterflies and The Kite Runner, a tender, evocative novel about the years leading up to the Sri Lankan civil war* A Library Journal Best Indie Fiction of 2013 * A Largehearted Boy Best Book of the Year *On the day the Herath family moves in, Sal Mal Lane is still a quiet street, disturbed only by the cries of the children whose triumphs and tragedies sustain the families that live there. As the neighbors adapt to the newcomers in different ways, the children fill their days with cricket matches, romantic crushes, and small rivalries. But the tremors of civil war are mounting, and the conflict threatens to engulf them all. In a heartrending novel poised between the past and the future, the innocence of the children―a beloved sister and her overprotective siblings, a rejected son and his twin sisters, two very different brothers―contrasts sharply with the petty prejudices of the adults charged with their care. In Ru Freeman's masterful hands, On Sal Mal Lane, a story of what was lost to a country and her people, becomes a resounding cry for reconciliation.

Hardcover:

9781555976422 | Graywolf Pr, May 14, 2013, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: In the tradition of In the Time of the Butterflies and The Kite Runner, a tender, evocative novel about the years leading up to the Sri Lankan civil war* A Library Journal Best Indie Fiction of 2013 * A Largehearted Boy Best Book of the Year *On the day the Herath family moves in, Sal Mal Lane is still a quiet street, disturbed only by the cries of the children whose triumphs and tragedies sustain the families that live there.

Paperback:

9781555976767 | Graywolf Pr, May 20, 2014, cover price $16.00

By Ru Freeman (editor)

Hardcover:

9781566560702 | Olive Branch Pr, April 15, 2016, cover price $60.00

Paperback:

9781566560603 | Olive Branch Pr, April 15, 2016, cover price $25.00

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In one of the most impressive debuts of the year, Ru Freeman offers us a mesmerizing tale set in her native Sri Lanka of two women, strangers to one another, whose destinies are inextricably and tragically bound.In her heart, Latha knows that she was not meant to be a servant. She was born for finer things like the rosesmelling Lux soap she steals, the glasses of fresh lime juice that she helps herself to, and the brand new shoes she begs for. But her fate is dictated by the Vithanages, the family she has been working for since she was five years old. We follow Latha’s story for thirty years as she fights for her dignity and navigates the loss of her innocence, competing with Thara Vithanage—a girl her own age who enjoys every freedom that Latha yearns for but is denied, including the love of an ordinary boy. Interwoven with Latha’s story is the tale of Biso, a devoted mother who has decided to leave her coastal Southern town and escape from her abusive husband, taking her three young children with her. But her journey toward a better life in the mountains results in a series of devastating missteps that connects her life with that of Latha’s in an unexpected and heartbreaking way. A Disobedient Girl is a compelling exploration of personal desire set against the volatile backdrop of class and prejudice as two women journey toward their future, united by a shared history but separated by different fates.

Hardcover:

9781439101957 | Atria Books, July 21, 2009, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: In one of the most impressive debuts of the year, Ru Freeman offers us a mesmerizing tale set in her native Sri Lanka of two women, strangers to one another, whose destinies are inextricably and tragically bound.

Paperback:

9780141040073 | Gardners Books, June 30, 2011, cover price $22.00

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Product Description: Set against the volatile events of the last forty years of Sri Lankan history, A Disobedient Girl traces the lives of three characters whose interwoven fates and histories force them to answer life's most difficult questions. Beautiful, haunting, alive, and brimming with truth, it is, above all, a novel about extraordinary circumstances that change life in an instant and the power of love to transcend time and place...read more
By Anne T. Flosnik (narrator) and Ru Freeman

CD/Spoken Word:

9781400143689 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, September 7, 2009), cover price $79.99 | About this edition: Set against the volatile events of the last forty years of Sri Lankan history, A Disobedient Girl traces the lives of three characters whose interwoven fates and histories force them to answer life's most difficult questions.

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Paperback:

9781439101964 | 1 edition (Washington Square Pr, July 13, 2010), cover price $24.99

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