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What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera5/23/2023 However, about halfway through the book I began to lose interest. The descriptions of her childhood in Sri Lanka, the reasons why she and and her mother left, growing up in California and going to school, etc. Eventually her past catches up to her and perhaps manifests itself in the worst possible way. There the narrator grows up, goes to college, gets married and has a family. Eventually her life there becomes unbearable due to a dark secret and she and her mother flee the awful memories (and unfortunate gossip) to flee to the US. The unnamed narrator opens the book in what appears to be some sort of prison cell and tells us about her life as a child in Sri Lanka. While I don't remember what it was that drew me to Munaweera's book, I found myself drawn into the mesmerizing text. Unfortunately the ghosts of her past continue to haunt her as she grows up and tries to move on with her life. Beautifully written book about a woman who suffers childhood trauma and moves to the US.
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