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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5)
Genre: Literary Fiction / Diaspora Fiction / Women's Fiction / Australian Literature

Book Review:
If the moon smiled by Chandani Lokuge is an elegant and moving novel about Manthri, a Sri Lankan woman who once marvelled at the promise of life and yearned for fulfilled dreams. Years later, she finds herself in a loveless marriage in a foreign land, estranged from her two Australian children. Torn between an idyllic past she cannot return to and a heartbreaking present, she never loses touch with her dreams nor abandons her passionate enchantment with life. A lyrical, poignant tale about the powerful bonds that shape a woman's life. Essential reading for lovers of diaspora and women's fiction.