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 77
... felt that her mood had changed . Then slowly , she began to talk about S.W. , as though to herself , seeing him now in her mind's eye as he was then . He was the only friend she had when her mother died and she went to live with her ...
... felt that her mood had changed . Then slowly , she began to talk about S.W. , as though to herself , seeing him now in her mind's eye as he was then . He was the only friend she had when her mother died and she went to live with her ...
Page 179
... felt , rather than thought , a problem through . Her judgements were instinct with feeling and , for that reason perhaps , carried greater conviction . And yet she was never dogmatic or overbearing ; she did not try to impose her ...
... felt , rather than thought , a problem through . Her judgements were instinct with feeling and , for that reason perhaps , carried greater conviction . And yet she was never dogmatic or overbearing ; she did not try to impose her ...
Page 371
... felt removed . He had already felt himself drifting from his friends as he relived his nightmare . Now he surveyed them as from a great distance . They were good men , committed men , and they would slowly work out the meaning of his ...
... felt removed . He had already felt himself drifting from his friends as he relived his nightmare . Now he surveyed them as from a great distance . They were good men , committed men , and they would slowly work out the meaning of his ...
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