Shankari Chandran was raised in Canberra, Australia. She spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in the social justice field. She eventually returned home to Australia, where she now lives with her husband and four children. She is the author of Song of the Sun God, The Barrier and Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
‘A powerful, well-crafted story which exposes the truth about immigration detention and, like Chai Time, a reminder of the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka that forced so many to flee.’ * Sydney Morning Herald *