Another Book
review - The Amazing Racist by Chhimi Tenduf - La . This was his maiden venture
.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
Chhimi Tenduf - La - Half Tibetian
Half English , grew up in Hong Kong , London , Delhi and Colombo. He is
currently living in Colombo with his wife Samantha
and daughter Tara . The writing style of the author didn’t seem as it was his
first publication. His next novel is soon to be released ………
About the Book :
The cover of the book was wounderful with
amazing lush green and yellow with a wheelchair as background. The book was
priced INR 399 /-.
Story Line :
An English men falls in love with a
srilankan girl and their life changes…..
Eddie
Trusted , an English schoolteacher comes to Colombo , Srilanka on an assignment to teach in the
international school. He was a son of a pastor and his family of his father and
mother lives in Britain.
Menaka
Rupasinghe , daughter of Thilak
Rupasinghe with whom eddie falls in love
at first sight.
Thilak Rupasinghe was an orthodox father,
who wants her daughter to be married to someone from same race, religion, caste
and same locality. He hates white people as he thinks they were supporting the
tigers.
Within few pages , Menaka introduces
Eddie to his father Thilak , who owns a law firm. He says Eddie , that he was
one of the numerous guys her daughter introduced him . still eddie says he can
adjust with menaka and wants to marry her.
Thilak takes eddie on a trip to
Anuradhapuram and to a family get together , were Thilak tries to bully him in every action.
Eddie tried the srilankan drink and spicy curries.
Another day , Thilak called Eddie to
go on a car rally with his friends and he told Eddie to drive and he sits on the
passengers seat……. Eddie told him that he didn’t have International license ,
Thilak said to him its not a problem in Srilanka.
As they were driving at one signal , a
policemen stopped and found that he didn’t have the international license . He
was taken to police station , menaka send her brother to take him out .
Thilak asked Eddie to work part time
in his law firm , as he was a economics drop out to check the accounts , it was
also illegal as he got visa to work only in the school.
Atlast thilak approved for their
wedding and invited eddie’s parents to
srilanka. Their wedding was held in a grand manner .
I first thought the story will end by this ,
but it was end of part I .
At the last day of civil war , menaka
gave birth to a girl . They named her as Kiki . as the war ended , menaka was
busy with her social service and dinners and travels.
Eddie left his job to take care of
kiki and he also looks after construction of their new house in the small land
given by his father – in – law . Thilak
was so affectionate towards his granddaughter and he always tells Eddie how he
wants kiki to be grown………..
Menaka filed divorce and wants to
live with Guyan , her second cousin , he was Eddie’s best men in their wedding.
Thilak was a cancer patient and he
was admitted to hospital and chemotherapy. Before his death , he divided his property
– half to his son and quarter to menaka and Eddie each.
Eddie falls in love with Caroline ,
a new teacher in the school . she cares kiki well. Eddie still drinks with his
father – in – law with a glass for him and shares everthing with him . Kiki too shares with her grandfather.
My opinion :
When I started reading I thought it was a love
story between an English men and a srilankan women , but it was a story about
son – in – law who loves and cares for his father – in – law who hates him. How
they went through their relationship………
It was worth reading the book……..
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