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 14
... wife , how was she ? And his son , it was the boy only , wasn't it ? When had he come back to Sandilipay ? A shadow passed over Velan's features , lined now , and pinched in pain . Dead , he sobbed . Both his wife and son . Some long ...
... wife , how was she ? And his son , it was the boy only , wasn't it ? When had he come back to Sandilipay ? A shadow passed over Velan's features , lined now , and pinched in pain . Dead , he sobbed . Both his wife and son . Some long ...
Page 77
... wife put a stop to all that , the dried old – ' ' Auntie ! ' reproached Saha , but approvingly : the old lady was showing some of her old spirit . ' But don't you think it's funny Saha ? All the women in S.W.'s family , his mother , his ...
... wife put a stop to all that , the dried old – ' ' Auntie ! ' reproached Saha , but approvingly : the old lady was showing some of her old spirit . ' But don't you think it's funny Saha ? All the women in S.W.'s family , his mother , his ...
Page 299
... wife came in with the drinks . She was a tall , ele- gant woman in her late thirties and carried herself even taller . ' Don't listen to a word he says , ' she admonished Vijay laughingly . ' He is such a pessimist . ' She handed the ...
... wife came in with the drinks . She was a tall , ele- gant woman in her late thirties and carried herself even taller . ' Don't listen to a word he says , ' she admonished Vijay laughingly . ' He is such a pessimist . ' She handed the ...
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