AMMA by Saraid de Silva

1951, Singapore. Ten-year-old Josephina kills her abuser. �This�event�becomes the defining moment in the lives of Josephina, her daughter Sithara, and her granddaughter Annie. �The effects cascade through generations as Annie sets out across the world to discover what happened to fracture her family. �Set in Sri Lanka, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and London,�Amma�is a novel about how the past�lives with us forever, and wherever we are. �Written in sensuous,�vivid�prose, Amma is a story of the�rich history and unknown future of the�Sri Lankan diaspora�-��and of one family desperately trying to find peace.
Binding: Paperback / softback