ISBN-13: 9781844010530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 136 str.
'Mister Rudi mate dia ona.' Her lover, a fearless journalist, killed by a coward's bullet in East Timor: Andrea Scott is horrified, then bitter. Following a brief marriage in the aftershock, she's on her way to Sri Lanka for her Melbourne newspaper to cover the Tamil Tigers' fight for a homeland in the island's north and east. The tigers are very, very dangerous and they're wary hosts to the news team. But when Andrea meets a troubled Tiger woman terrorist called Malini and they both step out of line, the dogs of war are out and death surrounds them. Stories of journalists who cross the unsignposted borders assail us in the media and we're appalled at the consequences. Maurice Perera's intimate knowledge of his subject and the revealing sub-plot of Amanda, the Sinhalese orphan, make this an exciting and uplifting novel. Don't miss it.
Mister Rudi mate dia ona.Her lover, a fearless journalist, killed by a cowards bullet in East Timor: Andrea Scott is horrified, then bitter. Following a brief marriage in the aftershock, shes on her way to Sri Lanka for her Melbourne newspaper to cover the Tamil Tigers fight for a homeland in the islands north and east.The tigers are very, very dangerous and theyre wary hosts to the news team. But when Andrea meets a troubled Tiger woman terrorist called Malini and they both step out of line, the dogs of war are out and death surrounds them.Stories of journalists who cross the unsignposted borders assail us in the media and were appalled at the consequences. Maurice Pereras intimate knowledge of his subject and the revealing sub-plot of Amanda, the Sinhalese orphan, make this an exciting and uplifting novel. Dont miss it.