An extraordinary book. This dignified, just and unbearable account of the dark heart of Sri Lanka needs to be read by everyone who upholds human rights. As a Sri Lankan myself, knowing what I do about the war, I was very moved by Harrison's beautiful clear prose, her straightforward retelling of the complex situation there, and her refusal to compromise the evidence. Every member of the UN Security Council should be sent a copy of this book -- Roma Tearne, author * Mosquito *
Harrison reclaims the human catastrophe from the statistics -- Steve Crawshaw * Observer *
Harrison demonstrates journalism at its best -- Helena Williams * Huffington Post *
Powerful -- James Crabtree * Financial Times *
Gripping and deeply disturbing -- Ellen Otzen * Alert Net *
A heart-breaking read... [This] reminds us of the need to remember this tortured corner of modern history -- Emanuel Stoakes * Huffington Post *
Very important, and very timely... makes the full horror of the last months of the war almost unbearably real * Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice *
[She] narrates the personal tragedies of common Tamils who survived the conflict of 2009 * New Delhi Mail Today *
All the stories have the common thread of unimaginable horror running through them, with stark, vivid descriptions of the atrocities the survivors witnessed and suffered * New Delhi Financial Express *
Ground-breaking and utterly compelling * The Age *
An extraordinary book, brilliantly crafted * Monsoon Journal *
Shocking... Harrison's account, based on the tales of survivors, is no less bloody for being told in words and numbers rather than pictures * International Affairs *
If and when the war crimes inquiry gets off the ground, Frances Harrison's brilliant exposition will provide a great deal of evidence for its hearings... A searing reading experience -- David Watts * Asian Affairs *
Heartbreaking and horrifying.... one of the most powerful books I've ever read. -- Anna Perera, author of Guantanamo Boy & The Glass Collector
Each chapter recounts gripping 'tales' of the battle zone... A valuable source material to the literature on the four decades of ethnic conflict * The Hindu *
A sad but gripping reading -- Syed Badrul Ahsan * Daily Star Bangladesh *
Extraordinary * Weekend Australian *
