Unlike most women she is comfortable and doesn’t have to work.” “They too were not allowed to finish their education but had worse marriages. “My mother and grandmother had it far worse,” she said. When I described the story to my mother she was very unsympathetic to the protagonist’s situation. The spirituality and rituals which is a part of the culture does not comfort the protagonist like it does most people. ![]() There is a distinct and familiar sri lankan-ness to the story. I do not recommend reading it before the story if your copy contains it as well as it spoils the whole plot and plot twists of the story! My copy of The Amulet had an introduction which discussed the books influence and impact on English literature in Sri Lanka. The rather bizarre story takes its own course unraveling mystery of an incestuous relationship between Senani and his sister Anula whose indomitable spirit rises up through the old parchments of a tattered diary with startling records of her relationship with her brother leading up to the mysterious death of Anula. The story is woven around the life of Shyamali, a young unspoiled aristocratic lady from the Up Country and her married life with Senani, a mysterious young man from the South. ![]() Publisher & publication date: Published by Punyakante Wijenaike in 1994, S. Representations: All characters are Sri LankanĬontent warnings: abuse, depression, sexism/misogyny/ internalized misogyny, marital rape, domestic abuse, miscarriage, murder, incest, infidelity, child abuse, pedophilia/molestation described several times, trauma, PTSD, death of a parent, suicide Genre: Fictional memoire, historic, literary fiction
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