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When Yalini moves, with her parents, to Montreal to care for her dying uncle, she learns about the civil war and her parents' generation's choices. Uncle stays in their home country and is part of the resistance, while her parents chose to immigrate to the US. The resistance is now considered terrorists by the US and as their children become adults, there are still ties to Sri Lahnka, including fund raising for the Tamil Tigers.
This book began as part of the author's senior thesis. She states that there was much that was not included, so that it might read like fiction. It made me think about the lines between resistance and terrorism and how the next generation will view parents' choices and their place between the two countries (adopted and home)
This book began as part of the author's senior thesis. She states that there was much that was not included, so that it might read like fiction. It made me think about the lines between resistance and terrorism and how the next generation will view parents' choices and their place between the two countries (adopted and home)
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