HOW COME I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AUTHOR?! I HAVE CERTAINLY MISSED A LOT. There are some authors whose work you would love instantly and die to read everything else by them. Romesh is that author to me. This book was beautiful in every way possible. He has depicted the imbalance of the social structure and hierarchy through the lives of two friends from two different backgrounds and their perspectives towards wild life and pretty much everything mundane around them. HOW CAN SOMEONE WRITE THAT IRONICALLY BEAUTIFUL? Ceylon is in the times of economic development and reform, and that's when our protagonist, Kairo meats a sun-catcher who would later become his friend named Jay who thinks 'there is no life without wildlife' and kinda obsessed with them. The story then takes place almost around those two.

And did I mention it? Damn! the setting was too beautiful to be true. I have always loved and wanted to visit Ceylon, but I have never read any book that described that place, hence, this book was a treat to my senses. Kairo is only a school student but he can understand about the differences in privileges and decode prejudices way better than we all could. This book is a work of art and mind blowing things. It is also a tale of friendship, love, loss, relationships, politics and what it feels like to be living in a country that is undergoing a change of capitalism.

I would slide into each of your dms if I could to make you pick this book up. Absolutely worthy and I highly recommend it.