It is the second book of Wickremasinghe's trilogy that started with Gamperaliya - transformation of a village.

The final book, published in 1983, of the trilogy is Yuganthaya (culmination of the era).

It was adapted into a movie by Lester James Peries in 1981.

The story follows the events of Wickramasinghe's novel Gamperaliya and depicts the lives of Nanda and Piyal after their marriage and their children.

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