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 123
... grandfather was the chief cashier in the Treasury , respected and liked by everyone who knew him , except his wife . He was a gruff man , Billy - goat Gruff we children called him , but warm and loving with it . Tall and majestic , he ...
... grandfather was the chief cashier in the Treasury , respected and liked by everyone who knew him , except his wife . He was a gruff man , Billy - goat Gruff we children called him , but warm and loving with it . Tall and majestic , he ...
Page 241
... grandfather . ' You can't do that , seeya , ' he protested and , taking the money out of the case , he tried to stuff it back into the folds around the waist of his grandfather's sarong . ' I don't need it , honestly I don't . I have ...
... grandfather . ' You can't do that , seeya , ' he protested and , taking the money out of the case , he tried to stuff it back into the folds around the waist of his grandfather's sarong . ' I don't need it , honestly I don't . I have ...
Page 251
... grandfather to hear Gehan speak at a public meeting . He was excited at the prospect of seeing and hearing Padma's hero at last , but he had not been prepared for his grandfather's enthusiasm . It was dif- ficult enough trying to tear ...
... grandfather to hear Gehan speak at a public meeting . He was excited at the prospect of seeing and hearing Padma's hero at last , but he had not been prepared for his grandfather's enthusiasm . It was dif- ficult enough trying to tear ...
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