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 14
... eyes deepened . ' My wife , she was expecting another baby , perhaps a son to help with the farm - who knows ? ' He wiped the tears away . She died in hospital , he said . The city hospi- tal , mind . He shrugged with resignation . The ...
... eyes deepened . ' My wife , she was expecting another baby , perhaps a son to help with the farm - who knows ? ' He wiped the tears away . She died in hospital , he said . The city hospi- tal , mind . He shrugged with resignation . The ...
Page 77
... eyes over . ' But his wife put a stop to all that , the dried old – ' ' Auntie ! ' reproached Saha , but approvingly : the old lady was showing some of her old spirit . ' But don't you think it's funny Saha ? All the women in S.W.'s ...
... eyes over . ' But his wife put a stop to all that , the dried old – ' ' Auntie ! ' reproached Saha , but approvingly : the old lady was showing some of her old spirit . ' But don't you think it's funny Saha ? All the women in S.W.'s ...
Page 152
... eyes , on the cathedral steps , in a sea - green dress and silver sandals , looking for the gram - seller who had packed up and gone . And I saw you every Friday and Sunday after that . I even got my sister to find out in which class ...
... eyes , on the cathedral steps , in a sea - green dress and silver sandals , looking for the gram - seller who had packed up and gone . And I saw you every Friday and Sunday after that . I even got my sister to find out in which class ...
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