Monday, September 13, 2021

Spotlight Post - My Sweet Girl; Amanda Jayatissa

 My Sweet Girl; Amanda Jayatissa
Berkley - September 14, 2021

(about the book)

A Most Anticipated Novel of Fall 2021 by Entertainment WeeklyNew York PostThe Boston GlobeFortune, Buzzfeed, Goodreads, Shondaland, PopSugar, Bustle, Crime Reads, BookRiot, Crime by the Book, The Nerd Daily, The Every Girl, and more!

Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she’s about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you…


Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything—schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them.

Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit, it feels good helping someone find their way in America—that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country.

Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment but by the time the police arrive, there's no body—and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place.
 
Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma’s secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?


(about the author)

Amanda Jayatissa grew up in Sri Lanka, completed her undergrad at Mills College in California and lived in the UK before moving back to her sunny little island. She works as a corporate trainer, owns a chain of cookie stores, and is a proud dog mum to her two spoiled huskies.

19 comments:

  1. I read this and was surprised at the ending, the twist in the plot. Not bad for a first book by this author.

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    1. That's good to know Harvee, I like the setting and am curious about the twist now.

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    1. It does sound like an excellent thriller. I have so many questions and haven't even begun reading it yet.

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  3. That's an intriguing synopsis. I would like to read more.

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    1. I loved the sound of this one as well. I can't wait to begin it.

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  4. I wonder how old she was when adopted, and why she is cut off from her parents' money!

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    1. I haven't started this one yet Nan, but it certainly sounds compelling.

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  5. I wonder the same as Nan...and I love "disappearing body" yarns, so I'd be hooked already if I had this one.

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    1. I agree, the description really makes me want to begin this one very soon!

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  6. This sounds like an intense read. Sometimes different.

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    1. It does sound so different. I wonder what her past and secrets are.

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  7. I've been hearing about this one and it's got my attention!

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  8. I got interested when I saw the author's name. I always am very proud that Sri Lanka has produced quite a few writers and this is a book I'd certainly like to read.

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    1. I love when new authors from different countries get recognized. Songbirds, Christy Leftari was a story about a woman from Sri Lanka and a thought the author was from Sri Lanka but she was a refugee from Cyprus.

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  9. I do love the sound of this one, it makes me want to know more for sure.

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  10. This sounds really good! And, a disappearing body makes it even more intriguing.

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