Loyal Stalkers

'...a memorable and enjoyable work from this talented writer.' Kirkus‘Positively, wonderfully, chilling’Prajwal Parajuly, (shortlisted author and judge of the Dylan Thomas Prize)‘These are stories both sordid and sweet that gathered together pack a hefty punch’Nayomi Munaweera (Commonwealth Book Prize winner)In a private room sheltered from the Colombo riots, a seventeen-year-old girl gives birth to a hatechild. At a city gym, an introverted fitness instructor obsesses over his unattainable client. Inside an untended guest-house room, an adolescent cricket champ is caught unawares by his coach’s violent fury. By a rain-drenched gravesite, a special-needs teacher confides in a stranger.Edgy yet tender, racy yet warm, these interlinked stories take us into the unfamiliar everyday of Sri Lankan living, where smugglers, waiters, single moms and cheaters cross paths as they attempt to negotiate a web of shock, subterfuge and irony.‘Sardonic, hard-boiled, achingly vulnerable … a book about love, lust and loss meeting in headlong collision’Sandip Roy (Likho Award winner)'A unique writer…a brilliant collection..’ India Today'...a fresh and promising new voice on the literary landscape.' New India Express‘....rapid paced ride…a terrific read.’ Deccan Herald.'…a masterly evocation of all that is twisted, ominous and terrifying.' Hindustan Times'Constructed like a jigsaw puzzle... offers the charms of both a short story and a novel.' — The Hindu'Like a skilled weaver, Tenduf-La manipulates characters to create a plot-pattern that ties up loose ends.' — Hindustan Times