1925 Once Upon A Time In Ceylon

by Imesh Madushanka Yapa

2016.......
A wealthy guy who visits Haputhale for the very first time in his life... Mysterious circumstances and visions in the mountains.... Dreams about the British colonials he has never known....who are they??? What is the purpose of the ghost of the young girl in white who roams the estate??? The unknown corpse found near the abandoned waterfall....

The British Colonial Era of Sri Lanka 1920s.....
The unconventional love hidden in the darkness of Haputhale... Rebirth of a love which couldn’t be fulfilled......

Does human love, hate, the good and bad deeds cause the consequences in the next life??? How is our next life determined???Is death the real end?

Once Upon a Time in Ceylon: 1925

Genres: Mystery, Horror

569 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Sujith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful debut novel

[Nimesha Ivanthi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah, it was an a-ok book. Didn't love it. Didn't hate it. Would I recommend it?? Yesss?? I don't know. If you are interested in reincarnation and stuff, You'll probably love it.

[Prasanna Udara Jayawardana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional work for a debut Novel by Mr. Imesh Madusanka Yapa. As a Sri Lankan living abroad, the subtle detail highlighting the surreal nature of the hill country made me miss home even more! Looking forward for more originals from this author.

[Malsha Kodithuwakku · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't understand why readers categories this book as thriller, horror and crime genre. The writing style too is not eloquent. I would suggest the author to read books such as gone girl, sharp objects, silent patient, girl on the train etc so that he would improve his writing skills and so that we can feel the real horror. However, I would give one star for the author's effort

[Taniya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love the story though it is heartbreaking , I couldn't put the book aside till the end. I usually don't read sinhala books unless I find them interesting story like this one. I will re read this for sure ❤️

[Ruvi Perera · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice plot twist at the end. But it was exhausting to read because sometimes the main characters don't see the very obvious details! For example it took them more than half of the book to figure out Alan is Sudath. So I felt the book was excessively too long.

[Isure Uden · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring and predictable. Had high expectations but turned out to be a letdown.

[Ishini Kiridena · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book, there are some interesting plot twists that change the flow of the story, yet bit predictable

[Ishara Gunawardena · Rating 5 out of 5]

super exciting

[Deepika Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is good but I suppose the author could have chosen a better structure to present it. Due to the structure, the story was 80% predictable.

[Ranjith Weerasena]

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[Nalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

While reading the book, I felt sadness, pain, fear, happiness, and curiosity. This is written in a very interesting way so that the mind of the reader is not disturbed at all.

[Ravisha Nuwandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The story flows well and never left me bored. Some of the plot twists were a bit predictable, but overall, it’s a solid read from a promising new author.

[Dasun Lokuhetty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good effort. Not a romance genre. But can't push to Thriller as well. A lot predictable. Stilla quick read.