Pearl of the Orient in Prose and Verse

Childhood in Sri Lanka was brimming with ornate myths, amene fables, frightening fairy tales, and everything between…some funny, some haunting, some of great historical value.

These stories were etched in my mind as a boy, and now 21 years later, I put them in ink.

This book is for all: for those who wish to rekindle memories of tales told long ago, and those who wish to make new ones. Tales of legacy, mythology, racial unity, ghosts and grandparents.

My hope is that this Pearl of great price leaves a smile on your face, and that you share its verses with another and make them smile too. – Cameron de Silva