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 39
... broke down at that point and she turned to her husband . ' You tell . . . . ' ' Crowbar , ' explained S.W. " They broke both my legs the day before the strike , some of the bosses ' men , with a crowbar , not udhalla . ' ' But that's ...
... broke down at that point and she turned to her husband . ' You tell . . . . ' ' Crowbar , ' explained S.W. " They broke both my legs the day before the strike , some of the bosses ' men , with a crowbar , not udhalla . ' ' But that's ...
Page 247
... broke off , shaking his head . ' I still can't believe it . ' ' For a piece of bread ? ' asked Vijay . ' A child ? ' ' Yes , those layabouts in the tea - shop . ' And when the parents had inter- vened , they had got beaten up , too ...
... broke off , shaking his head . ' I still can't believe it . ' ' For a piece of bread ? ' asked Vijay . ' A child ? ' ' Yes , those layabouts in the tea - shop . ' And when the parents had inter- vened , they had got beaten up , too ...
Page 252
... broke out , he , like Gamini , was still bringing up the rear , but their sister , Padma , was in the front line . Three weeks later , Comrade Sister was dead . And here he was , on her birthday , four years on , still unable to break ...
... broke out , he , like Gamini , was still bringing up the rear , but their sister , Padma , was in the front line . Three weeks later , Comrade Sister was dead . And here he was , on her birthday , four years on , still unable to break ...
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