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	The Body in the Paddy Field (A Sri Lankan Mystery #1) 3.81 avg rating — 69 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roo, The Little Red Tuk Tuk by Nadishka Aloysius (Goodreads Author), Privanka Fonseka (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raavana's Daughter: Asian Mythology Novella with a Twist by Nadishka Aloysius (Goodreads Author), Vasika Udurawane (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Wedding (A Sri Lankan Mystery, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death at the Fete (A Sri Lankan Mystery, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyesha and The Great Elephant Gathering 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ronan's Dinosaur 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yes We Can: Stories of Empowerment for Girls 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpses in Colombo: A cozy Christmas novella (A Sri Lankan Mystery, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE LITTLE LOST FISHING CAT: Picture Story Book for Kids Age 4 - 8 about Endangered Animals (Stories from Sri Lanka 3) by Nadishka Aloysius (Goodreads Author), Iaz Abdul Cader (Illustrator) 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dressing Up With Archchi

Have you done your Christmas shopping? Books make wonderful gifts...
If you need anything for children aged 3 - 8 do consider my new book Dressing Up With Archchi
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“You can teach a viper to eat from your hands, but you cannot take away how much it likes to bite.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
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“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“It is a common saying that women are delicate creatures, flowers, eggs, anything that may be crushed in a moment's carelessness. If I had ever believed it, I no longer did.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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