Friday, March 3, 2017

Odds and ends



Researchers suggest new theory for how Parkinson's disease develops






 

In select patients with gunshot wounds, no operation is sometimes a better option






 

 

Wireless Arm Patch May Blunt Migraine Pain: MedlinePlus Health News




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Hydraulic forces help to fill the heart





 

 

New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas





 

Gut bacteria affect intestines and brain in IBS patients -






Link between microbiome in the gut, Parkinson's discovered







Thursday, March 2, 2017

Odds and ends

Song of the Sun God, book review


Dear Friends ,

Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran

Some of you may have watched on  You tube  the interview Shankari gave to a local TV when her book was released in Colombo in December 20016.Thank you all for your very encouraging comments which I have conveyed to her. She appreciates this, particularly as a debutante author and is very much encouraged by it.

The novel captures our history through the lives of a semi fictional family. When reading this book, the older generation will relive their past and even recognise some of the characters. The younger generation will have a good idea of their heritage and  the trials and tribulations they managed to escape from.

As a  publisher is involved there is delay in the book reaching the local book stores. The book is not going to be available in the bookshops here in the near future. While we are trying to get down some copies, direct purchase from the publisher is possible as given below.  I understand this will also help to register the book in cyberspace, facilitating the  attention of Amazon.

So, if you are keen to read and support the author, you may consider ordering from the publisher.

I apologise for not addressing  this mail personally  to you as the list of names is long!

WKR

Nadana

K Nadanachandran


LINK TO BUY THE BOOK:


PRICE OF THE BOOK
as determined by the publisher is​
:
​ 
 The book costs Sl Rs 1000.00, if bought in Sri Lanka. It is available at Vijitha Yappa book stores and Barefoot stores.​
-including postage from Sri Lanka, one copy of this book costs AUD25
-if you buy 3 copies, the cost goes down to
​about
AUD
​ ​
20
​​
per book
-this book will only become available in Australia in 2018/2019. It will cost $32 in the future.



Kathir Nadanachandran

05:16 (42 minutes ago)


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SUMMARY OF THE BOOK:

Song of the Sun God is a story of three generations of a Sri Lankan family, the choices they make to survive the civil war and the consequences of their choices. My website has more information:



FAVOUR
Please pass this email on to all the Sri Lankans you know in your email address book. I'd love you to buy it, read it, recommend it, share it on Facebook, suggest it for book club, gift it and then read it all over again. 

INTERVIEW WITH FARAZ SHAUKETALY ON MTV ABOUT THE BOOK