The Hamilton Case
About this book
"The place is Ceylon, the time the 1930s. Set amid tea plantations and jungle, decay, corruption and the backwash of empire, this gripping, nuanced novel has a pitch-perfect ear for the comedy and a sharp eye for the tragedy of a world at the end of its tether." "Sam Obeysekere - 'obey' by name and by nature - is a Ceylonese lawyer, a perfect product of empire. His family once had wealth and influence but starts to crack open as political change comes to the island, and Sam's glamorous father dies leaving gambling debts. But the Obeysekeres' troubles reach back into the past, when a baby was found dead in his cot. And at the heart of the novel is the Hamilton Case, a murder scandal that shakes the upper echelons of island society. Sam's involvement in it makes his name but sets his life on course for disappointment."--BOOK JACKET.
Reader Profile
3.3/5 · 898 readers · 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Hamilton Case?
About ≈ 5 h 47 m — 312 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Hamilton Case?
312 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Hamilton Case?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is The Hamilton Case in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Hamilton Case?
Michelle de Kretser.