Praveen Herat was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and educated at Oxford and the University of East Anglia. He lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for several years, a period that marked him profoundly and prompted his research for what would become Between This World and the Next. Since 2010 he has lived in Paris.

"Captivating, immersive, and arrestingly beautiful, Between This World and the Next holds you in its grip as it effortlessly navigates the complexities of our modern world." Saleem Haddad, author of Guapa.; "Set in Cambodia, Between This World and the Next is a tender, yet clear-eyed thriller . . . Elevated by a subtle hum of near-poetic prose, [it] is a compelling debut by a novelist who . . . cares about enduring human questions of love and rage, witness and action, and what it means to be good." Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of Azucar.; "After a chance encounter, Song and Fearless, each burdened with trauma, each with grief, set off on an extraordinary journey. First through the Cambodian underworld to uncover the mastermind behind a brutal criminal ring, then across Asia, Africa, and Europe to find and save each other, and finally through a mazy wilderness of arms dealers, spies, ordinary citizens and corrupt, powerful bureaucrats to see if even in this fallen world, they might retain their fundamental humanity and, just possibly, also find the one true reason to live: love. Thrilling, terrifying, propulsive and complex, endowed with unforgettable characters and imbued with great beauty, Between This World and the Next is a terrific, gorgeous novel." Paul Griner, author of The Book of Otto and Liam

Praveen Herat was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and educated at Oxford and the University of East Anglia. He lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for several years, a period that marked him profoundly and prompted his research for what would become Between This World and the Next. Since 2010 he has lived in Paris.

"Captivating, immersive, and arrestingly beautiful, Between This World and the Next holds you in its grip as it effortlessly navigates the complexities of our modern world." Saleem Haddad, author of Guapa.; "Set in Cambodia, Between This World and the Next is a tender, yet clear-eyed thriller . . . Elevated by a subtle hum of near-poetic prose, [it] is a compelling debut by a novelist who . . . cares about enduring human questions of love and rage, witness and action, and what it means to be good." Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of Azucar.; "After a chance encounter, Song and Fearless, each burdened with trauma, each with grief, set off on an extraordinary journey. First through the Cambodian underworld to uncover the mastermind behind a brutal criminal ring, then across Asia, Africa, and Europe to find and save each other, and finally through a mazy wilderness of arms dealers, spies, ordinary citizens and corrupt, powerful bureaucrats to see if even in this fallen world, they might retain their fundamental humanity and, just possibly, also find the one true reason to live: love. Thrilling, terrifying, propulsive and complex, endowed with unforgettable characters and imbued with great beauty, Between This World and the Next is a terrific, gorgeous novel." Paul Griner, author of The Book of Otto and Liam

Praveen Herat was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and educated at Oxford and the University of East Anglia. He lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for several years, a period that marked him profoundly and prompted his research for what would become Between This World and the Next. Since 2010 he has lived in Paris.

"Captivating, immersive, and arrestingly beautiful, Between This World and the Next holds you in its grip as it effortlessly navigates the complexities of our modern world." Saleem Haddad, author of Guapa.; "Set in Cambodia, Between This World and the Next is a tender, yet clear-eyed thriller . . . Elevated by a subtle hum of near-poetic prose, [it] is a compelling debut by a novelist who . . . cares about enduring human questions of love and rage, witness and action, and what it means to be good." Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of Azucar.; "After a chance encounter, Song and Fearless, each burdened with trauma, each with grief, set off on an extraordinary journey. First through the Cambodian underworld to uncover the mastermind behind a brutal criminal ring, then across Asia, Africa, and Europe to find and save each other, and finally through a mazy wilderness of arms dealers, spies, ordinary citizens and corrupt, powerful bureaucrats to see if even in this fallen world, they might retain their fundamental humanity and, just possibly, also find the one true reason to live: love. Thrilling, terrifying, propulsive and complex, endowed with unforgettable characters and imbued with great beauty, Between This World and the Next is a terrific, gorgeous novel." Paul Griner, author of The Book of Otto and Liam