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 26
... door . Hurriedly Saha put on a shirt and , passing a comb through his hair , crept out of his room and down the passageway , past the kitchen and Auntie Prema , to the back door , which he unlocked , quieter than a mouse . He was ...
... door . Hurriedly Saha put on a shirt and , passing a comb through his hair , crept out of his room and down the passageway , past the kitchen and Auntie Prema , to the back door , which he unlocked , quieter than a mouse . He was ...
Page 53
... door . No other door in that house was ever locked ; the shrine , thought Saha , must be worth something . ' Wipe your feet before you come in , lads , ' warned S.W. and , as the brothers entered the room , the old man spread out his ...
... door . No other door in that house was ever locked ; the shrine , thought Saha , must be worth something . ' Wipe your feet before you come in , lads , ' warned S.W. and , as the brothers entered the room , the old man spread out his ...
Page 349
... door . Lal ignored it and , placing the letter under a paper - weight , got up to put his patients ' cards away in ... door , but did not open it . ' What is it ? ' he asked . There was no answer , the banging continued . ' What do you ...
... door . Lal ignored it and , placing the letter under a paper - weight , got up to put his patients ' cards away in ... door , but did not open it . ' What is it ? ' he asked . There was no answer , the banging continued . ' What do you ...
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