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Terrence Perera

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Terrence Perera attended Holy Cross College and the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He is also a Chartered Accountant.
As a Chartered Accountant, he worked extensively in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe he was the Financial Director of The Cementation Company (Zimbabwe) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Trafalgar House Group, London.
In Zimbabwe he also turned Horticulturist and grew roses, for export to Europe, in a metal, plastic-covered greenhouse of extent one full hectare!
He was also a keen Lawn Bowls player and took part in Zimbabwe National Bowls Tournaments.
He is now an author and has written four books. His first book, "Sri Lankan and Zimbabwean Memories", is a collection of autobiographical reminiscences. His second book, "Hernando Vi ...more

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Hernando Villa: An Extraordinary Review

Hernando Villa A Sri Lankan Love Story by Terrence Perera

5.0 out of 5 starsI'm Ready To Move to Hernando Villa!
By D.A. Wintsmith on May 29, 2016

I came to HERNANDO VILLA with no knowledge of Sri Lanka, Tamils, Sinhalese, or anything about their culture and history. I also came with an embarrassing tendency to confuse the name Sri Lanka with Shangri-La. So you can see the level of my complete ignorance. Still, HERNANDO VILLA was easily accessible to Read more of this blog post »

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Making Connections: 4786. - TURMOIL AT THE VILLA by Terrence Perera	4	8	Jan 22, 2017 03:04AM
Making Connections: 4787. - UNSUITABLE BOYS! by Terrence Perera	4	10	Jan 22, 2017 03:06AM
Making Connections: 4785. - HERNANDO VILLA: A Sri Lankan Love Story by Terrence Perera	6	9	Jan 22, 2017 03:09AM
Making Connections: 4784. - SRI LANKAN AND ZIMBABWEAN MEMORIES by Terrence Perera	7	11	Jan 22, 2017 11:51PM
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