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 109
... took Saha aside . " The boy is very upset , ' he confided . " The Chief is his great hero . You see the red shirt he is wearing ? The Chief gave him that . ' Tissa him- self was very angry , Saha noticed , but was controlling it for ...
... took Saha aside . " The boy is very upset , ' he confided . " The Chief is his great hero . You see the red shirt he is wearing ? The Chief gave him that . ' Tissa him- self was very angry , Saha noticed , but was controlling it for ...
Page 209
... took me out of a jagged world and healed me . I went and sat on the step beside Lali and took her hand in mine ; she nestled gently into my arm and somewhere something opened up within me like a womb and took her in . We sat there for a ...
... took me out of a jagged world and healed me . I went and sat on the step beside Lali and took her hand in mine ; she nestled gently into my arm and somewhere something opened up within me like a womb and took her in . We sat there for a ...
Page 356
... took away Dr Raja , their friend , their hope , God knows where . ' That's what happened to your friend , doctor ... took the little fellow , another child saw it all ... they took ... he was smiling and gurgling ... and they picked him ...
... took away Dr Raja , their friend , their hope , God knows where . ' That's what happened to your friend , doctor ... took the little fellow , another child saw it all ... they took ... he was smiling and gurgling ... and they picked him ...
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