A Different Kind of Madness

<p><strong>A gripping novel set in Sri Lanka that explores the trauma of a family and a nation caught at a moment of transition</strong></p><p>Colombo September 1964. As the newly independent island nation of Ceylon struggles with racial divides Greta van Buuren faces both the upheaval of her future and the re-emergence of her past. Greta and her family are Ceylonese Burghers a group of mixed racial origin whose privileged position in society is coming to an end. Soon she must decide whether to stay or to leave Ceylon forever.</p><p><em>A Different Kind of Madness</em> explores the madness of a family and a nation caught at a moment of transition neither knowing how or whether they will survive the change.</p><p>'A truly wonderful novel rich with understanding<em> and written with the simple clarity of genius. A Different Kind of Madness</em> is surely destined to become a classic. It is the most satisfying novel I've read for a very long time.' - ALEX MILLER novelist and twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award</p>