Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised epic first novel, set in Ceylon in 1936 in a world on the edge of war, one which explores the tragedy of colonialism, and the misunderstanding between the East and the West. In 2000, Meidav was selected by the Voice Literary Supplement as one of the 'writers on the verge.' Dust jacket praise from Paul West, Claire Messud and others. Winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best novel by a woman. 584 pp. ISBN: 0-618013660.