Romesh Gunesekera – Suncatcher
Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2020, Romesh Gunesekera’s Suncatcher is a poignant coming-of-age novel that explores difficult friendships, awakenings, loss of innocence and the search for love. With Ceylon on the brink of change, Kairo is at a loose end, until he meets Jay, a budding naturalist and a rebel. Jay pulls Kairo from the realm of imagination to a world of hunting, fast cars and a girl called Niromi. Jay soon learns the price of privilege and embarks on a journey full of devastating consequences.