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Rani Manicka

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Literature & Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

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Rani Manicka, an economics graduate, was born and educated in Malaysia and divides her time between Malaysia and England. Her first novel 'The Rice Mother'Infused with her own Sri Lankan family history is a vivid imaginative story about the frailties of human nature and the consequences of war. It won a Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2003.

She has published a further two novels,'Touching Earth'in 2005,a dark and compelling tale of love,betrayal and addiction, her current novel 'The Japanese Lover' was released in 2009, a story set in Malaya during the Japanese occupation, an absorbing story of unconventional love between captor and captured.

Rani Manicka's latest novel, BLACK JACK is out NOW.
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	The Rice Mother 4.16 avg rating — 7,942 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese Lover 3.57 avg rating — 1,439 ratings — published 2010 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Touching Earth 3.72 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Jack 3.49 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE RICE MOTHER; A NOVEL by Rani Manicka (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Wonders of the Invisible World

by Patricia A. McKillip

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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)

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“Flowers grow beneath her feet, but she is not dead at all. The years have not diminished the Rice Mother. I see her, fierce and magical. Stop despairing and call to her, and you will see, she will come bearing a rainbow of dreams.”
― Rani Manicka, The Rice Mother

tags: inspirational

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“How not to miss those days when the sun was a happy companion that stayed to play all year round and kissed me a careless nut brown? When Mother caught the sweet rain in her well behind the house, and the air was so clear that the grass smelled green?”
― Rani Manicka, The Rice Mother

tags: ceylon, nature-s-beauty, sun

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“Майка ми седеше край него ден и нощ. Понякога го гълчеше, понякога му пееше песни, които никога не бях я чувала да пее. Може би все пак тя го обичаше. Вероятно по природа си беше такава — като настръхнала. И сега си я представям — дребна фигурка, седнала край леглото, върху което се очертава тялото на татко, заобиколен от вечерните сенки. Облегната на рамката на вратата, подпряла петата на левия крак на прасеца на десния, я слушах като захласната как пее песни, които не знаех, че е скътала в себе си. Спомням си, тогава ми хрумна, че мама е като океан. Дълбока и пълна с неизвестни неща. Дори се боях, че никога нямаше да стигна до дъното му. Искаше ми се да съм ручей, който някой ден щеше да прерасне в река и някога да се влее в океана.”
― Rani Manicka, The Rice Mother

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What book would you like to read for our March 2025 Group Read? The theme is Food.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Mystery, Thriller

16 votes 20.5%

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Fantasy, Horror

15 votes 19.2%

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Modern Classics, Science Fiction, Humour

10 votes 12.8%

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Cozy Mystery

9 votes 11.5%

Love & Saffron by Kim Fay

Historical Fiction

8 votes 10.3%

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Historical Fiction

7 votes 9.0%

Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Mystery, Thriller

7 votes 9.0%

The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka
Historical Fiction, Asian Literature

3 votes 3.8%

Supper Club by Lara Williams
Contemporary, Literary Fiction

2 votes 2.6%

My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland
Contemporary Romance

1 vote 1.3%

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