Odyssey Of A Runaway Child: Galle To Australia’s Goldfields And Beyond

Dr. Manouri P. Senanayake in her new role as a story teller takes the reader across continents, across generations, across families to render justice to the memory of her illustrious grandfather the late Don Sarnelis (Hayley) Goonawardene, whose spirited endeavours in many spheres of life had paid off handsomely in a ‘ hard won journey’. Elegantly written with meticulous research one is carried across time and space to the gold fields of 19th century Australia, colonial Galle and Matara, corridors of power of Hayleys and finally to mid – 20th century Thimbirigasyaya where with great aptitude, foresight and business acumen Goonawardene purchased acres of land which to this day continue to pay great dividend.