They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not — Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
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They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not safety and succour. For some of us, it is the secret wound. Sooner or later we pay for the woundings of our ancestors.

— Nayomi Munaweera, What Lies Between Us
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