{"product_id":"a-different-kind-of-madness-9781912573165","title":"A Different Kind of Madness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping novel set in Sri Lanka that explores the trauma of a family and a nation caught at a moment of transition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eColombo, September 1964. As the newly independent island nation of Ceylon struggles with racial divides, Greta van Buuren faces both the upheaval of her future and the re-emergence of her past. Greta and her family are Ceylonese Burghers, a group of mixed racial origin, whose privileged position in society is coming to an end. Soon she must decide whether to stay, or to leave Ceylon forever.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Different Kind of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e explores the madness of a family and a nation caught at a moment of transition, neither knowing how or whether they will survive the change.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'A truly wonderful novel, rich with understanding\u003cem\u003e and written with the simple clarity of genius. A Different Kind of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e is surely destined to become a classic. It is the most satisfying novel I've read for a very long time.' - ALEX MILLER, novelist, and twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Schokman writes in an unselfconscious way even as her descriptions are remarkable for their precision of detail; each character is presented in a way that elicits compassion. This is a book not to be missed.' - THOMAS H. OGDEN, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Parts Left Out\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hands of Gravity and Chance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191484473687,"sku":"9781912573165","price":20.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-different-kind-of-madness-9781912573165","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}