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A beautiful book that broke my heart. Forensic pathologist Anil returns to her native country of Sri Lanka after more than a decade away. She is sent by an international NGO and paired with Sarath, a host national archaeologist to investigate grave sites but one of the skeletons is more recently deceased, perhaps at the hands of the government. They name the skeleton Sailor and seek to learn his fate.
I wasn't a huge fan, but at least it was a fast read...
The description of the novel did not jive with the tale itself. I kept waiting for the truth to be revealed and yet it never happened. I felt no closure at the end. ...more
The description of the novel did not jive with the tale itself. I kept waiting for the truth to be revealed and yet it never happened. I felt no closure at the end. ...more
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