Buzzfeed's 27 Most Exciting Books of 2016
Elle Magazine List of 11 Books to keep you Warm this Winter
BBC List of Ten Best Books of Feb
Bustle's (focus on millenial women) 18 of February's Best Books to Light Up Your Winter: "This riveting novel of place, identity, and desperation will blow you away."
Hello Giggles (by Zooey Deschanel) 9 new books by women we can't wait to read this February: "While the book follows the teen daughter and her assimilation, she learns that leaving a country does not necessarily mean that the country leaves you."
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Shortlist Northern California Book Award- Fiction 2015
Shortlist DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014
Longlist Dublin IMPAC Award 2014
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"A searing tale of the Sri Lankan civil war...Nayomi Munaweera breathes life into the beauty and terror of that era through her delicate, bittersweet prose. An unforgettable novel."
—Yangsze Choo, author of The Ghost Bride, international bestseller in SE Asia
and Oprah.com's Book of the Week
THE NEW YORK TIMES: SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW
"Say You're One of the Them" - Nadifa Mohamed
WEEKEND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: NPR
'A Thousand Mirrors' Shows Two Views Of One Long, Brutal War
"50 Novels by Women Writers on Conflict, Displacement and Resilience" - Soniah Kamal
SNEAK PEEK: SEPTEMBER 2014 INDIE NEXT LIST
THE SUNDAY LEADER
"Nayomi Nemesis of War" - Sadhana Senanayake
"Sri Lankan Civil War Refracted in 'Island of a Thousand Mirrors'" - Sydney Brownstone
"A Luminous Debut" - Nawaaz Ahmed
"Island of a Thousand Mirrors: Fiction by Nayomi Munaweera" - Dani Burlison
"Healing Trauma through Art: New Novel Deals With Sri Lankan Civil War" - Ravi Chandra
"MAN Asian Review: Island of a Thousand Mirrors" - Mark Books
"Oakland Author Nayomi Munaweera Had a Breakthrough Year" - Alison Peters
"Island of a Thousand Mirrors" - Heshani Jayawickrama
"Indian Publishers Major On DSC Prize Shortlist"
"Island Of A Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera" - Shweta