Finalist, 31st National Book Awards of the Philippines

This is a collection of twenty stories, some of which were “salvaged” (as Cecilia puts it) from a novel that “fizzled after my mother’s death.” Some stories were inspired by her visits to various places including Vigan in the Philippines, Cuzco in Peru, San Miguel Allende in Mexico, and India. The sad stories about mothers were inspired by her own mother whose complexity will always be a source of contemplation for Cecilia.

Published in 2011 by Anvil Publishing, Inc.

168 pages