Gina Apostol

Winner of the PEN/Open Book Award At university in Manila, young, bookish Soledad Soliman falls in with radical friends, defying her wealthy parents and their society crowd. Drawn in by two romantic young rebels, Sol initiates a conspiracy that quickly spirals out of control. Years later, far from her homeland, Sol reconstructs her fractured memories, writing a confession she hopes will be her salvation. Illuminating the dramatic history of the Marcos-era Philippines, this story of youthful passion is a tour de force.

A Novel

Gun Dealers' Daughter: A Novel

He was there in the screen. I cowered miserably before it. God spoke English with an accent. I didn’t speak. I looked God wanly in the eye and didn’t blink. My sobs echoed in the chapel, and God in hiding had nothing to say.

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