When Memory DiesA powerful three-generational saga of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and riven by ethnic wars. Winner of the Sagittarius Prize. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize |
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Page 257
... Sanji ran into Dr Lal Perera . Lal was his brother - in - law's doctor , all the estate workers went to him , but the last place Sanji would have expected to see him was at one of the PD's wild parties , and certainly not at this hour ...
... Sanji ran into Dr Lal Perera . Lal was his brother - in - law's doctor , all the estate workers went to him , but the last place Sanji would have expected to see him was at one of the PD's wild parties , and certainly not at this hour ...
Page 353
... Sanji turned up at his home one night a few months later . Lal was about to go to bed when he heard someone at the door and sent the cook round the rear of the house to see who it was . But before Edwin could report back , Lal heard his ...
... Sanji turned up at his home one night a few months later . Lal was about to go to bed when he heard someone at the door and sent the cook round the rear of the house to see who it was . But before Edwin could report back , Lal heard his ...
Page 397
... Sanji gave in reluctantly ; their pass was for only two hours . But when they got there , there was no bazaar , only ... Sanji's inquiry , ' the army burnt it down . ' Vijay turned away with a sigh . The Jaffna of his boyhood memories ...
... Sanji gave in reluctantly ; their pass was for only two hours . But when they got there , there was no bazaar , only ... Sanji's inquiry , ' the army burnt it down . ' Vijay turned away with a sigh . The Jaffna of his boyhood memories ...
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