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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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