Tamil Tigress

My story as a child soldier in Sri Lanka's bloody civil war

Niromi de Soyza

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Allen & Unwin
01 July 2012

Memoirs; Political oppression & persecution; Terrorism, armed struggle; Revolutionary groups & movements; Biography - Australian

Two days before Christmas in 1987, at the age of 17, Niromi de Soyza found herself in an ambush as part of a small platoon of militant Tamil Tigers fighting government forces in the bloody civil war that was to engulf Sri Lanka for decades. With her was her lifelong friend, Ajanthi, also aged 17. Leaving behind them their shocked middle-class families, the teenagers had become part of the Tamil Tigers' first female contingent. Equipped with little more than a rifle and a cyanide capsule, Niromi's group managed to survive on their wits in the jungle, facing not only the perils of war but starvation, illness and growing internal tensions among the militant Tigers. And then events erupted in ways that she could no longer bear.

How was it that this well-educated, mixed-race, middle-class girl from a respectable family came to be fighting with the Tamil Tigers? Today she lives in Sydney with her husband and children; but Niromi de Soyza is not your ordinary woman and this is her compelling story.

By: Niromi de Soyza
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781743310700
ISBN 10: 1743310706
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 01 July 2012
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Tamil Tigress: My story as a child soldier in Sri Lanka's bloody civil war

Shows how corrupting and demoralizing war can be, regardless of which side you are on. BUST magazine Readers will both empathize with and judge de Soyza's experiences in the Tamil struggle as she candidly shares the messy truths of what occurred in the jungle and how she came to leave the Tigers behind. Publishers Weekly