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* Still gift able interesting book -ARC-uncorrected Proof, Advanced reading copy just good condition some sm folds pages & cover, fairly lightly Read although not perfect, I enjoyed it. Possibly collectible for the completist Collector, also this is his first book. Raising the stakes, and gambling on future value / commodities. -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--.… Leer más