Brotherless Night
V. V. Ganeshananthan

Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream spins off course as she sees those around her - including her four beloved brothers and their best friend - get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself : is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?