Thelma Wheatley reads from "Tamarind Sky" (1)
Thelma Wheatley reads from her new novel, Tamarind Sky. When British immigrant Selena Jones marries Aidan Gilmor, a Sinhalese-Eurasian — part British — from Sri Lanka in the 1960s in Toronto, a passionate clash of culture ensues. https://www.inanna.ca/product/tamarin...
“Thelma Wheatley’s Tamarind Sky is a master class in the social history of forgotten yet recent times. In a tale that centres on family love and the immigrant experience, Wheatley has skilfully captured the searing ugliness of racism in Ontario (1967-1989) and Ceylon (1947-1956). Her portrayals of time and place on each continent are riveting. Tamarind Sky is a compelling read about colonialism, its aftermath, and the human spirit’s will to survive and overcome.”
—Bonnie Lendrum, author of Autumn’s Grace