The Good Little Ceylonese Girl by Ashok Ferrey Sri Lankan Literature A forester’s fascinating stories

A forester’s fascinating stories

in a gently probing voice

did the boy dash recklessly across the road into the path of a passing vehicle

an English school teacher in Colombo

but is up-to date with the latest thinking in ornithology

The Good Little Ceylonese Girl by Ashok Ferrey Sri Lankan Literature A forester’s fascinating storiesOur Sri Lankan narrator visits his friend Joe in Italy, where joe attends a special course in higher (or shall we say lower) studies in women. Italians much like Sri Lankans live at home through marriage, death and sometimes even beyond the pale. An accompanying string of fake fiances and phoney engagements are the backdrop to this delightful collection of darkly humorous tales. Colombos father Cruz attempts to rescue a church from parishioners who