fiction

Rasthiyadukara Cinderella is more than a novel — it’s a social portrait painted with empathy and fire. It challenges readers to look beyond privilege and ask: what happens when a girl is born into silence, but refuses to stay quiet? For anyone who believes in the transformative power of fiction, this is a story that stays with you — tender, unsettling, and utterly real.

First serialized in a national youth newspaper for readers aged 16 to 23, the novel quickly became a national bestseller and led to Aruni being invited to represent Sri Lanka at the SAARC Writers and Literature Festival in India.