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 19
... never got around to bringing his family to live with him , which was why he had rented the house in the first place , and settled for a family of chums instead , on the understanding of course that they would leave ( as chums would ) ...
... never got around to bringing his family to live with him , which was why he had rented the house in the first place , and settled for a family of chums instead , on the understanding of course that they would leave ( as chums would ) ...
Page 106
... never left his side . But by the second week , Saha was getting better and suggested to Tissa that he get back to work . ' It's all right , ' replied Tissa . ' Things are quiet at the moment , but this tramcar business is giving the ...
... never left his side . But by the second week , Saha was getting better and suggested to Tissa that he get back to work . ' It's all right , ' replied Tissa . ' Things are quiet at the moment , but this tramcar business is giving the ...
Page 216
... never settle down , have our families with us , send our children to proper schools , we never saw them from one year's end to the next . ' He fetched a deep sigh . ' All we had was ourselves and that which had made us what we were ...
... never settle down , have our families with us , send our children to proper schools , we never saw them from one year's end to the next . ' He fetched a deep sigh . ' All we had was ourselves and that which had made us what we were ...
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Anuradhapura anyway arrack asked Auntie Bandara began broke brother Buddhist Ceylon chair Chitra Colombo coolies course Damayanthi Devi Dhana doctor door eyes face father felt Fonny Gamini girl gone Goonesinha grandfather hand happened hartal head heard Jaffna Kanniah kitchen knew Kurunegala Labour Lal's Lali land laughed leave Leela lived looked Mahadev Manel married Meena morning mother muttered Nadesan never night nodded Nuwara Eliya palmyrah Pandyan party perhaps rain Rajan Ravi remember replied Saha Sahadevan Sandilipay Sanji Sarath sarong Sellamma shook shouted Sinhala Sinhalese sister smiled stopped strike suddenly talk Tamil teacher tell things thought Tissa told took trying turned Uncle Gnanam Uncle Lal Uncle Para Vijay Vijay's village voice waiting walked What's wife workers Yogi