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 182
... laughed outright . ' You should eat more often in places like this , ' he said . ' It is not the place that I mind , ' I retorted warding off any suggestion that I was a snob , ' but the hygiene . ' ' Come on Rajan , don't exaggerate ...
... laughed outright . ' You should eat more often in places like this , ' he said . ' It is not the place that I mind , ' I retorted warding off any suggestion that I was a snob , ' but the hygiene . ' ' Come on Rajan , don't exaggerate ...
Page 221
... laughed and said that medicine could not treat society , only politics could , and Lali of course was more sensitive to changes in the air than most people . ' And being married to you makes her even more sensitive . That's why I think ...
... laughed and said that medicine could not treat society , only politics could , and Lali of course was more sensitive to changes in the air than most people . ' And being married to you makes her even more sensitive . That's why I think ...
Page 375
... laughed and , rising from his chair , embraced Vijay warmly . ' You are a good boy thambi , but there'll be no money from the farm ; your grandfather was in debt . ' He finished his tea and picked up his um- brella and torch , muttering ...
... laughed and , rising from his chair , embraced Vijay warmly . ' You are a good boy thambi , but there'll be no money from the farm ; your grandfather was in debt . ' He finished his tea and picked up his um- brella and torch , muttering ...
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