- Family secrets, Immigrants, Filipino American women, Fiction
After fleeing the Philippines, Hero De Vera arrives at her uncles where she is given a fresh start. He asks no questions about her disturbing political past, but his daughter, the first American-born family member, is unable to resist her curiosity especially about her cousin's damaged hands.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Elaine Castillo
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 424
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press, Atlantic Books, Limited, Atlantic Books
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781786491299
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