Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
Miles Franklin Literary Award · 2023 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Literary Award | 2023 | Winner |
About This Book
A novel set in a Sydney nursing home that becomes a microcosm of Australia's cultural diversity and colonial history.
About the Author
Shankari Chandran is an Australian-Sri Lankan author who won the Miles Franklin Award in 2023 for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, a novel set in an Australian nursing home that becomes a microcosm of the country's cultural diversity and colonial history. The novel is a wide-ranging and compassionate work about ageing, identity, and what it means to belong. Chandran grew up in Canberra in a Sri Lankan Tamil family and worked as a lawyer for UNICEF before turning to writing. Read more →
