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ක්රිස්ටීන් ස්පිට්ල් මතක සටහන්
With the skill and enthusiasm of a born stroy-teller, Christine Spittel Wilson recalls the events and places that shaped her life. Educated at an elite school in England, Christine returns to a changed island that is on the brink of being dragged into a World War. Marriage takes her to Scotland and then brings her back to Ceylon where she works beside her surgeon father Dr. R.I.Spittel famed for his jungle exploration and study of the indigenous people of the island the Veddahs.
348 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Christine Spittel-Wilson
16 books11 followersChristine Spittel-Wilson (b. 1913) was a Sri Lanken writer and artist.
Coming from a family of doctors, artists and writers, she was active as a writer and an artist until comparatively recently. She published her autobiography, Christine, in 2007, and gave an exhibition of her paintings and ceramic art in 2009.
She was the author of three novels (The Bitter Berry, The Mountain Road and I Am The Wings), a biography of her father, Dr. R. L. Spittel, (Surgeon of the Wilderness), a cookery book (Secrets of Eastern Cooking), and a number of travel and assorted articles. She was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
As a young woman, she accompanied her father into the jungles of Sri Lanka, to gain an understanding of the ancient ways of the Veddhas. In 2008, a delegation of Veddhas made a special trip to Colombo to pay tribute to her. The visit was covered by both TV and print media.
Mrs. Spittel-Wilson spent her childhood and early adult years at Wycherley, the family home on Old Buller’s Road, and studied at the private girls’ school Roedean, in England. Her husband, Major Alistair McNeil-Wilson, passed away in June 2007.
Coming from a family of doctors, artists and writers, she was active as a writer and an artist until comparatively recently. She published her autobiography, Christine, in 2007, and gave an exhibition of her paintings and ceramic art in 2009.
She was the author of three novels (The Bitter Berry, The Mountain Road and I Am The Wings), a biography of her father, Dr. R. L. Spittel, (Surgeon of the Wilderness), a cookery book (Secrets of Eastern Cooking), and a number of travel and assorted articles. She was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
As a young woman, she accompanied her father into the jungles of Sri Lanka, to gain an understanding of the ancient ways of the Veddhas. In 2008, a delegation of Veddhas made a special trip to Colombo to pay tribute to her. The visit was covered by both TV and print media.
Mrs. Spittel-Wilson spent her childhood and early adult years at Wycherley, the family home on Old Buller’s Road, and studied at the private girls’ school Roedean, in England. Her husband, Major Alistair McNeil-Wilson, passed away in June 2007.
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