bibleahteca 's review for:

Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera

3.0

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This slim novel follows two families on either side of the devastating Sri Lankan civil war. Munaweera’s prose is dreamy and evocative, but this book fell short of my expectations. One family’s story is developed much more than the other’s, and I was disappointed by the lack of balance. However, the author’s prose is beautiful enough that I will be curious to see what she does next.