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Kay Alahakoon

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Sri Lanka

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Romance, Fiction

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October 2021

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Kay Alahakoon is a Sri Lankan born author.
She has been writing in her youth, writing poems and romantic stories in the vernacular.
She is a self-declared Netflix junkie who loves to watch re-runs of her favourite shows and indulge in books of her favourite authors or go on long bushwalks with her husband and her friends.
Kay lives in Sydney with her husband. Find more about Kay on;
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	The Labyrinth of My Life 4.86 avg rating — 7 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 Bridges We Cross it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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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Lost in Translation: When writing a novel in English becomes a bit more challenging than you expected…

I grew up in a beautiful little hill town in Sri Lanka, where English was hardly spoken. But that didn't stop me from falling in love with reading English books from a young age. My reading journey started with books like Famous Five, Sweet Dreams, Mills and Boons, which then graduated to some serious English literature as I got older. As a kid, I loved to come up with stories and imagined becomin Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 29, 2023 05:26 • Tags: first-time-writer, non-english-speaking

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Untethered

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Kay Alahakoon liked José Nodar's review of The Bridges We Cross: "“The Bridges We Cross” by Australian author Ms Kay Alahakoon is a solid hit. It brings the two main protagonists, Sahan Randunu, and Rukmi Dodanwala as two Sri Lankan lovers from different worlds battling family drama, money issues, and their own dem" Read more of this review »
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Kay Alahakoon liked Sithila Ayomi Dassanayake's review of The Bridges We Cross: "This novel is more than just a romance—it’s a beautifully crafted journey through love, family, and adventure. The writing is exquisite, with analogies and descriptions that feel almost poetic. Every scene is painted with such vivid imagery that you " Read more of this review »
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Kay Alahakoon liked Samantha Sirimanne Hyde's review of The Bridges We Cross: "I would categorise 'The Bridges We Cross' as a psychological romance novel – a subgenre of traditional romance and psychological fiction. Its contemporary narrative focusses on Sahan Randunu and Rukmi Dodanwala, star-crossed Sri Lankan lovers from tw" Read more of this review »
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