Shalini Abeysekara Quit Her Job And Wrote a Hit Fantasy Novel.

The Season One finale is here! And the theme is ✨MONSTERS AND MAGISTRATES...✨ THIS MONSTER OF MINE feels like a cult hit--with rave reviews, a dedicated fanbase, and an author who dreamed so big she quit her job in law to pursue writing fantasy novels. The novel follows eighteen-year-old Sarai, who bears the scars form a failed murder attempt four years ago. Her memory of the event is lost, and she doesn't know who did it. What she does know, is that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a Petitor, a prosecutor who can magically detect lies, and is assigned to work with Tetrarch Kadra. Ice-cold and perennially sadistic, Kadra is the most vicious of the four judges who rule the land - and the prime suspect in a string of deaths identical to Sarai's attempted murder...With a love interest that looks like Ben Barnes, and a female main character who will stop at nothing to find the truth, this book is dazzling in its execution. We are therefore delighted to welcome Shalini Abeysekara to our Book Club in the Pub!Cheers🍻📕🎧🎙 Thank you so much for listening! Don't forget to follow Esmie on Instagram, Tik Tok (@esmiejp) and Youtube (search: esmie the author)! Sign up to Esmie's newsletter on Substack, for news about new episodes, new book releases, and general ramblings about the life of a writer.CREDITS:Host, Writer, Director: Esmie Jikiemi-PearsonVisual and Sound Producer, Editor: Tin VlainićProducer: Nell BevanDial Tone ProductionsProduction Assistant: Elise LaneRunner: Aphra Jikiemi-Pearson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.