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Terrence Perera

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Terrence Perera attended Holy Cross College and the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He is also a Chartered Accountant.
As a Chartered Accountant, he worked extensively in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe he was the Financial Director of The Cementation Company (Zimbabwe) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Trafalgar House Group, London.
In Zimbabwe he also turned Horticulturist and grew roses, for export to Europe, in a metal, plastic-covered greenhouse of extent one full hectare!
He was also a keen Lawn Bowls player and took part in Zimbabwe National Bowls Tournaments.
He is now an author and has written four books. His first book, "Sri Lankan and Zimbabwean Memories", is a collection of autobiographical reminiscences. His second book, "Hernando Vi
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Terrence Perera The two sisters were on holiday on top of a cliff and they loved each other deeply, but were also in love with the same boy.

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The two sisters were on holiday on top of a cliff and they loved each other deeply, but were also in love with the same boy.

On impulse, the elder sister pushed her younger sister over the cliff to her death but felt immediate remorse and threw herself too over the cliff to die with her young sister.(less)
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Hernando Villa: A Sri Lanka...

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Hernando Villa: An Extraordinary Review

Hernando Villa A Sri Lankan Love Story by Terrence Perera

5.0 out of 5 starsI'm Ready To Move to Hernando Villa!
By D.A. Wintsmith on May 29, 2016

I came to HERNANDO VILLA with no knowledge of Sri Lanka, Tamils, Sinhalese, or anything about their culture and history. I also came with an embarrassing tendency to confuse the name Sri Lanka with Shangri-La. So you can see the level of my complete ignorance. Still, HERNANDO VILLA was easily accessible to Read more of this blog post »
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