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 70
... hand , not on past improprieties . He smiled a yellow smile at S.W. , who could not help noticing what a non- descript man he was , despite his courteous manner and disarming smile . His companion , on the other hand , looked like a ...
... hand , not on past improprieties . He smiled a yellow smile at S.W. , who could not help noticing what a non- descript man he was , despite his courteous manner and disarming smile . His companion , on the other hand , looked like a ...
Page 291
... hand in events , not great big ones , certainly not since his Party days , but in the little things to do with his work and his patients . ' That's it , ' burst out Vijay excitedly . ' I am going to take a hand in events . I am going to ...
... hand in events , not great big ones , certainly not since his Party days , but in the little things to do with his work and his patients . ' That's it , ' burst out Vijay excitedly . ' I am going to take a hand in events . I am going to ...
Page 374
... hand and a plastic- covered basket in the other . Vijay laughed outright . ' You must patent that umbrella , ' he ... hand and kissed it . ' Forgive me . How could I forget your mother ? And all you went through ? And your grandfather ...
... hand and a plastic- covered basket in the other . Vijay laughed outright . ' You must patent that umbrella , ' he ... hand and kissed it . ' Forgive me . How could I forget your mother ? And all you went through ? And your grandfather ...
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