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　　A chronicle of life on the resplendent island, combining the

immediacy of memoir with the vividness of travelogue and

reportage

Adele Barker and her son, Noah, settled into the central

highlands of Sri Lanka for an eighteen-month sojourn, immersing

themselves in the customs, cultures, and landscapes of the

island—its elephants, birds, and monkeys; its hot curries and sweet

mangoes; the cacophony of its markets; the resonant evening chants

from its temples. They hear stories of the island’s colorful past

and its twenty-five-year civil war between the Sinhalese majority

and the Tamil Tigers. When, having returned home to Tucson, Barker

awakes on December 26, 2004, to see televised images of the

island’s southern shore disappearing into the ocean, she decides

she must go back. Traveling from the southernmost coasts to the

farthest outposts of the Tamil north, she witnesses the ravages of

the tsunami that killed forty-eight thousand Sri Lankans in the

space of twenty minutes, and reports from the ground on the

triumphs and failures of relief efforts. Combining the immediacy of

memoir and the vividness of travelogue with the insight of the best

reportage, Not Quite Paradise chronicles life in a place few have

ever visited.--From the Trade Paperback edition.

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　　Adele Barker, who was awarded a Ucross Fellowship for her work

on this book, is the author or editor of five books on Russian

literature and cultural life. Most recently, she received a

Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to teach and write in Sri

Lanka.--From the Trade Paperback edition.

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　　x “Rich in the tales of Sri Lanka under colonial British rule

as well as coverage of the current civil war, Barker’s memoir is an

enlightening and captivating read.”—Kristine Huntley,

Booklist

 　　“Anyone going to Sri Lanka should consider Adele Barker’s

Not Quite Paradise essential reading. Even travelers headed to

other parts of the globe—or those going no farther than their own

living room—will find this story of an American woman thoughtfully

wending her way through the complexities of another country’s

culture and history fascinating.”—Kristin Ohlson, author of

Stalking the Divine and coauthor of Kabul Beauty School

   “Adele Barker offers this memorable gift: the story of

strangers from very different countries becoming cherished and

enduring friends. Against the background of a most beautiful

country and through the tragedies that have marred its recent

history, her love of the land and for its people won a high place

in this reader’s heart.”—Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize–winning

poet

  　From the Trade Paperback edition.

书籍介绍

A chronicle of life on the resplendent island, combining the immediacy of memoir with the vividness of travelogue and reportage

Adele Barker and her son, Noah, settled into the central highlands of Sri Lanka for an eighteen-month sojourn, immersing themselves in the customs, cultures, and landscapes of the island—its elephants, birds, and monkeys; its hot curries and sweet mangoes; the cacophony of its markets; the resonant evening chants from its temples. They hear stories of the island’s colorful past and its twenty-five-year civil war between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil Tigers. When, having returned home to Tucson, Barker awakes on December 26, 2004, to see televised images of the island’s southern shore disappearing into the ocean, she decides she must go back. Traveling from the southernmost coasts to the farthest outposts of the Tamil north, she witnesses the ravages of the tsunami that killed forty-eight thousand Sri Lankans in the space of twenty minutes, and reports from the ground on the triumphs and failures of relief efforts. Combining the immediacy of memoir and the vividness of travelogue with the insight of the best reportage, Not Quite Paradise chronicles life in a place few have ever visited.--From the Trade Paperback edition.