Beautiful Place

On a patch of Sri Lanka's exquisitesouthern coast stands the Villa Hibiscus.It is Padma's home. The owner of the villa,Gerhardt, is an elderly Austrian architectto whom Padma was taken when young bySunny, her scheming father. He had hopedto use his attractive child to entice thewealthy new foreigner in the area.Gerhardt, in turn, adopted Padma, payingSunny to stay away until she would begrown up, when Gerhardt expects to havesent Padma to university, far away.But Padma fails her exams and is lonelyin the city, gladly returning to her belovedold home by the sea. With Gerhardt's help,she creates a guest house at the villa. Soon,guests start to arrive, opening new vistas forPadma through their friendship and love.This is when Sunny appears, ready toreclaim his daughter ...A captivating novel about the meaningof home and family, love and loss,Beautiful Place marks the arrival of adazzling new voice.