Ganeshananthan The hall, which was almost in Jaffna town proper, barely contained the people who had come old men and young men and a few young women spilled out onto the edges of each hallway and entrance, craning their necks to see the TULF speakers. Ganeshananthan brings us an achingly moving portrait of individual and societal grief. I n her powerful novel Brotherless Night, V.V. Book excerpt: ‘Brotherless Night’ By V.V. 'With immense compassion and deep moral complexity, V. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm? But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. Random House, 28 (368p) ISBN 978-0-8129-9715-6 Ganeshananthan ( Love Marriage) offers a searing and intimate depiction of the Sri Lankan civil war from. I couldn't put this book down' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF It is a novel that exalts domestic labour and caregiving as valiant war-time efforts, and especially honours the sacrifices made by the medical fraternity. The historical accuracy isn’t surprising Ganeshananthan is a past vice president of the South. This beautiful, nuanced novel follows a young doctor caught within conflicting ideologies as she tries to save lives. In many ways, Brotherless Night is a feminist novel, one that centres on women, students and civilians whose lives have been disrupted by war. Brotherless Night is a novel deeply concerned with real moments in a real war, real bloodshed. 'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war.

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