![]() ![]() THE TIMESĪ kind of Asian Tempest, drenched in the unreal, tropical colors of dream. This is a book which touches powerfully and deeply, a book to be slowly savored, page by page. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWĪ sensuous feast of delight, incessantly pleasurable to read, the writing, like the reef itself, shimmers with constant surprises. Gunesekra is a master storyteller, writes about them with great affection, casting a spell of nostalgia, with his lyrical prose. This powerful novel is peopled with colorful, memorable characters. Triton learns to polish silver to mix a love cake with ten eggs and to steam the exotic parrot fish for his master's lover. ![]() It is told by Triton, who at the age of eleven goes to work as a houseboy to Mister Salgado. Reef is a love story set in a spoiled paradise. ![]()
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