Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. She flees the apartment but by the time the police arrive, there’s no body-and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place.

Paloma has to admit, it feels good helping someone find their way in America-that is until Arun discovers Paloma’s darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country.īefore Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. My Sweet Girl was a Most Anticipated Novel of Fall 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, New York Post, The Boston Globe, Fortune, Buzzfeed, Goodreads, Shondaland, BookRiot and more! Her second novel, You’re Invited, will be published by Berkley in Fall 2022.Buy it on | Amazon | Libro.FMĮver since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything-schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she’ll never live up to them. She works as a corporate trainer, owns a chain of cookie stores, is a proud dog-mum to her two spoiled huskies and My Sweet Girl is her debut novel.

Paloma is left to wonder-did her secret die with Arun, or is she now in even more danger than before? Praise for Amanda JayatissaĪmanda Jayatissa grew up in Sri Lanka, completed her undergraduate degree at Mills College in California and lived in the UK before moving back to her sunny little island.

By the time the police arrive, there's no body-and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, but she finds him dead before she can pay him off. Now 30 years old, she sublets the spare bedroom in her San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently arrived from India. My Sweet Girl follows Paloma Evans, adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage and given the best of everything. My Sweet Girl is a wickedly dark thriller written by Amanda Jayatissa, one of the first Sri Lankan women to secure an international book deal. After registering, you'll receive your Zoom invitation and information on how to obtain a giveaway copy of My Sweet Girl!

My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa