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 245
... Bandara cut him short . ' Oh don't go on , putha , ' she said , pushing playfully at his shoulder , ' you should believe in your feelings a little more . ' And with that she got up and waddled off to the kitchen , muttering that she ...
... Bandara cut him short . ' Oh don't go on , putha , ' she said , pushing playfully at his shoulder , ' you should believe in your feelings a little more . ' And with that she got up and waddled off to the kitchen , muttering that she ...
Page 294
... Bandara could save you from the sack . ' ' Please ... ' the other two appealed to Vijay simultaneously , and their apprehension , he knew , was for Mrs Bandara ; the man had enough poli- tical clout to have her removed any time he ...
... Bandara could save you from the sack . ' ' Please ... ' the other two appealed to Vijay simultaneously , and their apprehension , he knew , was for Mrs Bandara ; the man had enough poli- tical clout to have her removed any time he ...
Page 313
... Bandara under her breath ) . ' She should be here by II o'clock ' ( if she comes at all , Mrs Bandara continued her so- liloquy ) . ' When she gets out of the car , I will go up and garland her ' ( fat lot of good that will do you ) ...
... Bandara under her breath ) . ' She should be here by II o'clock ' ( if she comes at all , Mrs Bandara continued her so- liloquy ) . ' When she gets out of the car , I will go up and garland her ' ( fat lot of good that will do you ) ...
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