The two survivors, Kamala and Wasantha are forced into a mutually co-operative situation which later broadens and deepens to the extent that they find it hard to operate without each other.

The story depicts them spending about 12 days together, each chapter of the novel intertwining with the others in unique forms of complementarity which serve to provide the novel with a richness of style in the progress and development of its plot.

[2] Captain Wasantha Rathnayake - He is commanded by Major Kiriella to accompany a woman named Kamala because she claims she has useful information on a location where her Leader, Prabakaran will arrive.

Kamala Velaithan - She is a member of LTTE and volunteers to give important information about her leader's arrival but finally falls in love with Wasantha.

Major Kiriella - commander Piyasena - The driver This book was first published in 2003 by Vijitha Yapa Publications Sri Lanka.

The main characters were acted by the following: To make way for his two sons Nihal De Silva steps away from his water purification business.

[3] The judges mentions this on the books back cover: "For its moving story, its constant feel of real life, its consistency of narrative momentum, its descriptive power, its dramatic use of dialogue to define social context, capture psychology and trace the development of a relationship, its convincing demonstration that resolution of conflict and reconciliation of differences are feasible though mutual experience and regard, and last though not least, for its eminently civilized handling of the last degree of intimacy between a man and a woman, or choice for the 2003 Gratiaen Prize for the creative writing writing in English is, unquestionably, The Road From Elephant Pass by Nihal de Silva.