The Good Little Ceylonese Girl

A witty collection of interconnected stories following a Sri Lankan narrator and his friend Joe through Italy and back home to Colombo, where Ferrey captures the absurdities of family, faith, and social pretense with sharp comic precision. From a priest battling ostentatious parishioners to an admiral rescued by furniture during the tsunami, these darkly humorous tales explore how Sri Lankans navigate marriage, tradition, and belonging—whether rooted in their homeland or scattered across the world. Ferrey's exquisitely crafted narratives brim with multilayered social observation and luminous wit.