The Flower Boy

A Novel

Karen Roberts

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Random House Inc
04 December 2001

Historical fiction

Series: Vintage International

An accomplished debut, The Flower Boy is the tragically romantic story of people from two cultures, one ruling the other, and the human passions that defy and nearly overcome social taboos.

In the colonial society of 1930s Ceylon, the separation between servant and master is clearly drawn. Young Chandi, however, knows that the baby born to his mother's mistress will be his friend. And, indeed, their friendship blossoms in the lush gardens of the tea plantation on which they live. Many, English and Ceylonese, are troubled by the friendship, but the English planter is charmed by the children's bond, and ultimately by Chandi's mother, Premawathi. But the world encroaches on their Eden. Beautifully observed, compellingly plotted, The Flower Boy is a compassionate novel of a lost world and those who struggled to hold on to it.

By: Karen Roberts
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780375706813
ISBN 10: 037570681X
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 04 December 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Karen Roberts now lives in California.

Reviews for The Flower Boy: A Novel

Picaresque...lovely.... Everyone in this novel, although they live close together in one house, has an astonishingly different notion of 'home.' - The Washington Post Book World <br> A wonderfully calm book.... [I]t has a truly lyrical and musical quality. -Penelope Fitzgerald