Heaven's Edge
Romesh Guanesekera's dazzling first novel, Reef, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and The Guardian First Fiction Award. Now he delivers a spellbinding modern odyssey. In search of a dream, Marc leaves London for the land of his patrimony and family secrets--an unnamed island (based on Sri Lanka) once said to be nar the edge of heaven but now despoiled by war. There he falls in love with Uva, an eco-warrior. When Uva is kidnapped, Marc searches for her among the mystical land's underground dens of inquiry and ghostly colonial mansions. As gun battles and footraces erupt, he must confront the question his ancestors handled in such different ways: Is violence ever a proper path to freedom? He will discover the answer only once he is reuinted with Uva in a utopia that offers a happiness he would defend with his life.)