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 16
... mother said plying him with more food . They were his favourite prawns . ' No , amma , really . I have had my share . ' ' There is plenty left for us , ' said Saraswathi and Lakshmi in unison from the fireplace at the back of the ...
... mother said plying him with more food . They were his favourite prawns . ' No , amma , really . I have had my share . ' ' There is plenty left for us , ' said Saraswathi and Lakshmi in unison from the fireplace at the back of the ...
Page 384
... Mother , do you know ? ' he asked the nun . ' Yes , that bunch there , ' and she pointed to a group of men huddled dis- consolately in front of a tent . But all they could tell Vijay was that people had been taken from all over the ...
... Mother , do you know ? ' he asked the nun . ' Yes , that bunch there , ' and she pointed to a group of men huddled dis- consolately in front of a tent . But all they could tell Vijay was that people had been taken from all over the ...
Page 385
... Mother , ' he said going back to the camp . ' I think I had better stay the night . ' ' But you were going home . Why not get Sarath or Dhana back ? ' ' One more night won't hurt . If anything happens , it will be tonight , when those ...
... Mother , ' he said going back to the camp . ' I think I had better stay the night . ' ' But you were going home . Why not get Sarath or Dhana back ? ' ' One more night won't hurt . If anything happens , it will be tonight , when those ...
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