After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the...

After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including a renegade nun, a political film director, arrogant hustlers, and the country's spotlight-driven First Daughter. Haunted by his childhood memories and a troubled family history, Vince unravels the turmoil, beauty, and despair of a life caught between a fractured past and a precarious future.

Witty and mesmerizing, this novel explores the complex colonial and cultural history of the Philippines and the paradoxes inherent in the search for both personal and national identities.

R. Zamora Linmark is the author of the novel Rolling the R's (Kaya Press) and two poetry collections, Prime Time Apparitions and The Evolution of a Sigh (Hanging Loose Press). Linmark splits his time between Manila and Honolulu.


Author: R. Zamora Linmark
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 04/12/2011
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781566892544


Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2011
Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 23
Publishers Weekly 01/03/2011
Library Journal 02/15/2011 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 26