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 353
... heard someone at the door and sent the cook round the rear of the house to see who it was . But before Edwin could report back , Lal heard his name being called in a familiar voice . ' Dr Lal , Dr Lal , it's me ... ' Lal couldn't make ...
... heard someone at the door and sent the cook round the rear of the house to see who it was . But before Edwin could report back , Lal heard his name being called in a familiar voice . ' Dr Lal , Dr Lal , it's me ... ' Lal couldn't make ...
Page 401
... heard Manel , before she and her father had left so precipitately , she had heard her screaming and shout- ing . But beneath all that shrieking anger , she had heard , too , Manel's desperate longing for her husband . She did not know ...
... heard Manel , before she and her father had left so precipitately , she had heard her screaming and shout- ing . But beneath all that shrieking anger , she had heard , too , Manel's desperate longing for her husband . She did not know ...
Page 402
... heard it too , heard his wife , heard her desperate love for him , or why else had he turned away from her so abruptly , so deliberately ? But having turned away like that , he would keep on hearing her , keep on looking back over his ...
... heard it too , heard his wife , heard her desperate love for him , or why else had he turned away from her so abruptly , so deliberately ? But having turned away like that , he would keep on hearing her , keep on looking back over his ...
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