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 59
... Saha hesitated . ' Please . ' ' Sit down then and wait for me , ' Saha conceded . ' Don't you dare move . ' He could not go on being angry with Tissa without getting caught up in his brashness before long . He glanced across at his ...
... Saha hesitated . ' Please . ' ' Sit down then and wait for me , ' Saha conceded . ' Don't you dare move . ' He could not go on being angry with Tissa without getting caught up in his brashness before long . He glanced across at his ...
Page 105
... Saha felt betrayed . ' We are going to have our own Labour Party soon , ' Saha heard Tissa say . " The Chief is working on it . And a Trades Union Congress too , like in England . ' ' What on earth for ? ' ' It's all a part of the ...
... Saha felt betrayed . ' We are going to have our own Labour Party soon , ' Saha heard Tissa say . " The Chief is working on it . And a Trades Union Congress too , like in England . ' ' What on earth for ? ' ' It's all a part of the ...
Page 106
... Saha's hands and took the chair by his bed . Saha looked gratefully at his friend . ' You have had quite a hard time with me , haven't you ? ' he said . ' And I thought you never could stand sickness . ' Tissa , remembering how that ...
... Saha's hands and took the chair by his bed . Saha looked gratefully at his friend . ' You have had quite a hard time with me , haven't you ? ' he said . ' And I thought you never could stand sickness . ' Tissa , remembering how that ...
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