Checkmate: A Sri Lankan Story by Nilu A Tea Plantation In this story of a

In this story of a diminished family

promises to take readers on a mesmerizing journey through the mysterious world of the black leopard

With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present

a taste of the incredible riches of Sri Lanka

Checkmate: A Sri Lankan Story by Nilu A Tea Plantation In this story of aA tale of two traditional Sri Lankan families, one from the southern coastal belt and the other from the highlands. Two families bound by a single tragic occurrence which link their fates together. Two women whose stories unfold like a game of chess. Kamalini, the White queen, born with a silver spoon to the upper echelons of society, possessing every material comfort but unlucky in finding true love. Mallika the Black queen, born into the lower