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  • Things My Mother Told Me

  • By: Tanya Atapattu
  • Narrated by: Rasheeda Ali
  • Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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By: Tanya Atapattu
Narrated by: Rasheeda Ali
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Summary

I've read lots of stories about Asian mothers, seen various send-ups of them on TV programmes and watched all the standard Asian coming-of-age films. I've seen lots of send-ups about mothers in general, Asian or not. I don't want to make my mum out to be just another caricature. But sometimes she can make it really difficult.

When Anjali finds out that Jack, her boyfriend of 10 years, has been cheating on her, it throws her world into chaos. Heartbroken, she fills the emptiness by embarking on a series of flings that her traditional Sri Lankan mother would (mostly) disapprove of.

Yet she can no longer avoid her mother or Shanthi, her distant older sister. And so begins her real journey, one that will make Anjali confront a past she's been desperate to forget. But maybe the past can also be the bridge to her future....

Travelling between England and Sri Lanka, Things My Mother Told Me is a warm, moving and funny story about love, loss, family, cultural divides and the voices we hear in our heads. It will stay with you long after the last word.

©2018 Tanya Atapattu (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK
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