''At such times we were poorer than the dirt we threw into our river... it is a story told simply and with genuine concern." Romesh Gunasekera, author of Monkfish Moon, Sandglass and Heaven's Edge "Sam's Story is Jayawardena's debut. Narrated by the boy Sam who comes from a remote village to work in Colombo. Sam's Story is about the poor man's concept of the ethnic conflict." Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Elmo Jayawardena is a gifted new writer... Talent jumps out from the pages of this raw first work; Sri Lanka has found in him a new star who's ready to take-off." Patrick Michael, Khaleej Times, Dubai