Twenty-six dead bodies lie hidden beneath white linen sheets that are gradually turning red with blood. A terrorist attack wipes out the entire farming village in Sri Lanka, along with all its inhabitants. Almost!
Two-year-old Thasara survives. One of the female terrorists refuses to kill her. At the same time providence ensures that her three-year-old big sister Niluka is not there. The two sisters, rootless loners grow up in uncertain circumstances in Sweden and France, adopted without knowing of each other¿s existence.
Until one day.
Their lives unfold into dramatic and tumultuous family dramas that takes us straight into the 26-year civil war on the paradise island, where we meet a whole range of people shaped by the conflict.
Two Sisters is a story about shortcomings and the devilish dramaturgy of war. But also about the power of life itself, which can heal addiction and transform people. A power that opens up understanding and forgiveness when fate inexplicably intervenes with a helping hand.
Jan-Olof Bengtsson is a Swedish journalist who has been working for 40 years, covering much of the world. Over the years, he has written foreign policy analyses, columns and news articles for a variety of newspapers, magazines and think tanks, He has been a permanent resident of southern France, for the past ten years. Sri Lanka and its people where he has many friends holds a special place in his heart after numerous return visits there.
Two Sisters is his debut work of fiction. Much of which is based on true events.
