Those Were the Golden Days - Gloriana Selvanathan

Sri Lanka, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" was not well known at that time and Point Pedro is a town in the northern part of Jaffna in this Island. A little girl from this small town tells her childhood memories. The life of a family with a quintessential father, a versatile mother, a beautiful eldest sister, a compassionate eldest brother, intelligent second sister, the self conscious second brother, and a mischievous third brother. Along with them was this mischievous, talented girl obsessed by the film world. She was determined to bring her obsessions into reality. She takes us to the world of innocence, freedom, food and culture you can never see if you visit her town now. It was a splendid secret belonging to that period she could never forget. The irony is that this little girl is none other than the author herself relating the adventurous, hilarious and unique reminiscences of her life with her family.