Roderic Grigson

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Roderic Grigson was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and lived there until he was twenty-one. Rod’s family were Burghers, descendants of the Portuguese, Dutch and British colonials who ruled the island nation for 450 years. His Scottish grandfather worked for the British before independence and was responsible for managing all Government-owned guest houses in the country.

Rod felt he had no prospects in a country which had become a socialist state run by Sinhalese Nationalists. With the help of a distant cousin, he left Sri Lanka and with ten dollars in his pocket entered the United States on a tourist visa. In New York he obtained a short term job at the United Nations Headquarters, processing documents on the night shift for the Annual General A
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As an author, I am always looking to spread the word about my book in any way I can. Sacred Tears

Interactive websites, blogs, social media and networking sites are communication channels of choice. But the traditional means of communication such as print, radio and TV, although used less frequently, are not completely dead. AM/FM radio being one of the most common and affordable advertising media Read more of this blog post »
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