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In the waning days of World War II, the Filipino people were caught between a brutal Japanese occupation and battling U.S. forces. In this compelling, incandescent novel, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, narrate the story of the Karangalans-a family who huddle with their neighbors in the cellar of a house near Manila to wait out the war. In their crowded refuge, the group shares magical stories of Filipino myth and legend. Spellbinding, with a dazzling array of ghosts, witches, supernatural creatures, and courageous Filipinos from history, these tales transport the listeners and give them new resolve to survive.
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5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wonderful book in the spirit of Amy Tan and Lisa See. There were ghosts/spirits, superstition, fantastic stories, etc.
The author wrote the book based on first hand account of her father about what the island natives endured during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during WWII.
It was very interesting, fast paced, and moving. I highly recommend it. :)
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