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 49
... waiting to hear the outcome . And Tissa , playing on Saha's weakness for spicy food , urged the lad to tell his friend what they were eating that night . ' Biriyani , ' the youngster blurted out , and greed leapt into Saha's eyes ...
... waiting to hear the outcome . And Tissa , playing on Saha's weakness for spicy food , urged the lad to tell his friend what they were eating that night . ' Biriyani , ' the youngster blurted out , and greed leapt into Saha's eyes ...
Page 63
... waiting for it to be touched awake . Saha could not put words to it . But in trying to ex- plain it to his brother , he managed to explain it to himself . On the platform was a table covered by a white cloth and draped along its sides ...
... waiting for it to be touched awake . Saha could not put words to it . But in trying to ex- plain it to his brother , he managed to explain it to himself . On the platform was a table covered by a white cloth and draped along its sides ...
Page 257
... waiting for the sun to break through . No one did that any more , certainly not any of the PD's guests , or even the PD , not since he took to drink . But it was how Sanji himself began the day , standing on the same spot on which the ...
... waiting for the sun to break through . No one did that any more , certainly not any of the PD's guests , or even the PD , not since he took to drink . But it was how Sanji himself began the day , standing on the same spot on which the ...
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