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 57
... muttered to himself as he slunk off to his room . He was worried about S.W. He did not look himself any more . Perhaps it had something to do with Tissa moving slowly away from him , not being his comrade any more . Funnily enough , it ...
... muttered to himself as he slunk off to his room . He was worried about S.W. He did not look himself any more . Perhaps it had something to do with Tissa moving slowly away from him , not being his comrade any more . Funnily enough , it ...
Page 61
... muttered . Para didn't quite catch that , but Saha heard him . ' It's no big thing , ' he assured S.W. , like someone in the know . " There won't be that many people . ' But on the way to Price Park the following afternoon , Saha began ...
... muttered . Para didn't quite catch that , but Saha heard him . ' It's no big thing , ' he assured S.W. , like someone in the know . " There won't be that many people . ' But on the way to Price Park the following afternoon , Saha began ...
Page 313
... muttered , ' bitch , bitch . ' She walked around the room muttering , cursing ; she shut the door . ' BITCH ' , she exploded . It was time to retire . No one gave her a damn any more . It was worse in the upper school ; the deputy head ...
... muttered , ' bitch , bitch . ' She walked around the room muttering , cursing ; she shut the door . ' BITCH ' , she exploded . It was time to retire . No one gave her a damn any more . It was worse in the upper school ; the deputy head ...
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answer asked become began better broke brother brought called chair Colombo coming course doctor don't door everything eyes face father feel felt gave getting girl give gone grandfather hand happened head heard Jaffna kitchen knew Lali land laughed leave lived looked Manel married matter mean Meena mind morning mother moved needed never night once Para party passed perhaps play remember replied returned round Saha Sahadevan Sanji Sarath seemed seen side Sinhalese sister smiled stopped strike suddenly taken talk Tamil tell things thought Tissa told took tried trying turned Uncle Vijay village voice waiting walked whole wife workers Yogi