Srianthi Perera Archives

Info on A Maiden’s Prayer Srianthi Perera, a journalist and former reporter at The Arizona Republic in the USA, has authored a whimsical and endearing literary novel based on her native Sri Lanka. “A Maiden’s Prayer: A Family Story Set in 1970s Sri Lanka” is narrated with wit and warmth by teenager Tamara de Silva, who presents the predicament of her bachelor uncle who is reluctant to marry in the face of family pressure. The cultural novel is suitable for readers 15 years and up. The book has won two runner-up awards: the 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Multicultural Fiction and the 2021 South Asia Book Award, Highly Commended Book, Srianthi has enjoyed a successful career in journalism in Sri Lanka, the Sultanate of Oman, Canada and the USA. Links: https://tinyurl.com/A-Maidens-Prayer https://srianthiperera.com/ ...

Arizona Journalist Publishes Engaging Literary Novel A MAIDEN’S PRAYER: A FAMILY STORY SET IN 1970s SRI LANKA is the title of Srianthi Perera’s entertaining debut novel. The story is immensely nostalgic to Sri Lankans who lived through that time. It can also be a wonderful way for their children, growing up in the Australian culture, to understand the issues and traditions that shaped their elders. The story features affluent bachelor Berty Rajakaruna, who refuses to conform to the traditional methods of finding a wife and faces unexpected consequences. It is narrated with much humor by his precocious niece Tamara de Silva. As with many middle-class Sri Lankan families of the day, the family is steeped in astrology and superstition and holds rigorous ideas on individual roles and behavior. Such beliefs plunge them into comical situations and unexpected consequences. The family is particularly keen to tie the knot on his behalf ...