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The Match Romesh Gunesekera

The Match By Romesh Gunesekera

The Match by Romesh Gunesekera


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Summary

A heartwarming novel about life, love and cricket from the Booker-shortlisted author

The Match Summary

The Match by Romesh Gunesekera

As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket. But none of his new friends in Manila were remotely interested. That is until the gorgeous Tina arrived, all poise and perfection. Three decades on, Sunny is settled in London with a teenage son of his own. But despite the quiet comfort of his life, he feels unmoored. Trying to reconnect with his past, he goes to watch the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team play at the Oval. As the sun goes down at the end of the match he realises that love, like cricket, is more than just a game. He sees one last chance to get his life into focus, if only there is time.

The Match Reviews

'Gunesekera has that essential gift of the novelist: the ability to make words live, to create life on the page' Scotsman 'So complete a match ... between empathy and artistry, between lively observation and intellectual grasp of cultural tensions, always surprises' Independent 'Gunesekera is strikingly adept at delineating the landscape of rootlessness ... [He] has a gentle, generous, deceptively light touch and a quiet genius for comic set pieces' Sunday Times 'Few novelists have so skilfully underlined the beauty of patience as a redeeming virtue' Times Literary Supplement

About Romesh Gunesekera

Romesh Gunesekera grew up in Sri Lanka and lives in London. He is the author of four books: Reef (shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1994), Monkfish Moon, Sandglass and Heaven's Edge (shortlisted for the best book award in the Eurasia region for the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2003, and named as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year). He was awarded a National Honour by the President of Sri Lanka in 2005.

Additional information

GOR002782472
9780747579397
0747579393
The Match by Romesh Gunesekera
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20070319
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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