Problematic identities in womens fiction of the Sri Lankan diaspora Mimicry and detection : dismantling identity in Michelle de Kretsers The Hamilton case In fear of monsters : womens identities and the cult of domesticity in British Ceylon Combatting myths : racial and cultural identity in postcolonial Sri Lanka Chandani Lokugé and Yasmine Gooneratne : deconstructing postcolonial tourism exoticism and colonial simulacra Diasporic identities : inscriptions of celebration and psychic trauma in western locations Pretty little tales of substance: a conclusion