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Upon receipt of your email, we will check with the publisher if the book is still available, what is the new price, and when to expect delivery. This way, we can relay the particulars to you before you pay. Please note that if you pay and then cancel your order for one reason or another, PayPal has a 3.9% plus $0.15 fee that they charge us for every transaction. So, we would appreciate it if you just follow the instructions as stated here. This way, we will not pass on this fee to you should you cancel your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The genius of Eileen R. Tabios is as generous as it is manifold. Reading SILK EGG, I suddenly feel myself becoming more perceptive, fantastical, mordant, impassioned, and artful. Just like the book itself. Read it, and the same can happen to you\"—Barry Schwabsky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"i3qrx6-33123d-4yq56h-qtldys\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1848611439\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"qbda5c-2kee0g-myk3qt-19p935\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1848611439\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Shearsman Books (January 15, 2011)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 132 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848611439\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848611436\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.31 x 8.5 inches\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shearsman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44903395590310,"sku":"","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/61gyv7jRHuL._SL1360.jpg?v=1710278753"},{"product_id":"reflections-readings-for-the-young-and-old-by-penelope-v-flores","title":"Reflections: Readings for the Young and Old by Penelope V. 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This way, we will not pass on this fee to you should you cancel your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Philippine American Writers and Artists; Distributed by T'Boli Pub (January 1, 2002)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 102 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1887764577\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1887764575\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T'Boli Publishing \u0026 Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44913083482278,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/71yeTs-B7wL._SL1500.jpg?v=1710443772"},{"product_id":"hawaiis-filipino-americans-by-zimmerman","title":"Hawaii's Filipino Americans: A Collection of Plays, Essays and Short Stories by Jovita Rodas Zimmerman","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print Title.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe only have 1 copy left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e If interested, email us: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@philippinebookshop.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003einfo@philippinebookshop.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but do not pay for your order first. Upon receipt of your email, we will check with the publisher if the book is still available, what is the new price, and when to expect delivery. This way, we can relay the particulars to you before you pay. Please note that if you pay and then cancel your order for one reason or another, PayPal has a 3.9% plus $0.15 fee that they charge us for every transaction. So, we would appreciate it if you just follow the instructions as stated here. This way, we will not pass on this fee to you should you cancel your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a personal offering to honor two important historical events: the Philippines Centennial Celebration and the 90th anniversary of the Filipino in Hawaii where our cultural mix of mestizos or hapas now counts with Filipino-Hawaiians, further enriching an ethnic group that's proud of its diverse heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 269 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Jovita Rodas Zimmerman, 1997\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN: NO ISBN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44913161044134,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/IMG_2264.jpg?v=1714860548"},{"product_id":"autobiography-of-a-stranger-by-kalifa-sobrino-bonnivier","title":"Autobiography of a Stranger by Kalifa Sobrino Bonnivier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere's Follette is restless and reckless. She drinks far too much and keeps severing her connections with people and places. Haunted by nightmares and pursued by the shadows of her past, she retreats into her childhood, waiting for something or someone to unlock the secrets hidden in the deepest recesses of her memory. For she realizes that only this truth can free her from the manacles of her mind. Combining her lyrical style and her remarkable ability to merge the present and the past in an uninterrupted narrative. Kalifa Bonnivier succeeds in giving a story that touches deep the soul of every person who has ever felt isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Times Books International; First Edition (January 1, 1993)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9812044329\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9812044327\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Times Book International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931423273126,"sku":"","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/A1y67ICIcbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1710877327"},{"product_id":"golden-rain-by-g-b-korten","title":"Golden Rain by G.B. Korten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Geraldine Barangan Korten was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She received her primary, secondary and baccalaureate education from the University of the Philippines. Her parents, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Santiago and Floy (nee Samonte) Barangan, have five children and nine grandchildren. Ms. Korten is married to Dr. Klause Korten, from Essen, Germany. They have two sons, Carlos, 25, working in the corporate world of America, and Santiago, 22, a pre-med student. The Kortens have previously resided in Minnesota and in Hannover, Germany. They have now lived in Natick, Massachusetts, for 20 years. Ms. Korten has a masters degree in nursing from Boston University. She was an intensive- care nurse and a nursing supervisor before going into business. She owns and runs her own travel agency, East West Travel, Inc.. She paints \"Flowers of the World\" in watercolor and produces greeting cards and other retail products. She dances ballet, likes to sing, plays the guitar and the piano. She speaks Ilocano, Tagalog, German, English and is learning Spanish and French. She is a Rotarian. She also writes travel articles. This is her first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Giraffe Books; First Edition (January 1, 1996)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 204 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9718967346\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9718967348\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giraffe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931439394982,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/81vXGhB29KL._SL1500.jpg?v=1710877554"},{"product_id":"falling-together-a-novel-paperback-by-marisa-de-los-santos","title":"Falling Together: A Novel (Paperback) by Marisa de los Santos","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Her writing is both vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“It’s the three-dimensional men, women, and children who populate her fiction that I’ll remember for a very long time.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNancy Pearl’s Picks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing the phenomenal success of her novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove Walked In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBelong to Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e bestselling author Marisa de los Santos returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFalling Together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, an emotionally resonant, powerfully moving, and pitch perfect novel about friends, family, and love. Truly modern women’s fiction at its finest, this is the unforgettable tale of a remarkable friendship that ended abruptly, only to be resurrected in great need years later at a college reunion, launching three formerly devoted companions and reluctant family members alike on a sobering, enlightening journey across the world and through the past. Brimming with the author’s trademark wit, vivid prose, and captivating characterizations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFalling Together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e brilliantly explores our deepest human connections and confirms Marisa de los Santos as one of America’s most exciting contemporary novelists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (October 2, 2012)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006167088X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061670886\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 5.2 x 7.9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931802955942,"sku":"","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/71hFI2ujloL._SL1360.jpg?v=1710879939"},{"product_id":"eating-fire-and-drinking-water-by-arlene-l-chai","title":"Eating Fire and Drinking Water by Arlene L Chai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOut of print title.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I was someone hungry for stories; more specifically, I was someone who craved after facts. I was, you see, a person with no history. Lacking this, I developed a curiosity about other's people's stories. . . .\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClara Perez is a reporter on a small South seas island. An orphan raised by nuns, she is a young woman with origins shrouded in mystery. Full of idealistic ambition, she grows tired of the trivial assignments she's given at the daily paper, yearning to write articles of substance. 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And as family secrets begin to unfold, Clara's missing history slowly spreads itself out on the tumultuous backdrop of a country wracked by revolution. . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn evocative and multilayered tale, at once political and personal, Eating Fire and Drinking Water is an extraordinary work, a powerful and pulsing novel of politics and commitment, loyalty and love, and the poignant search for truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books (April 20, 1998)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 350 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0449911438\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0449911433\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931843457190,"sku":"","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/61Wu10BTp7L._SL1002.jpg?v=1710880206"},{"product_id":"sacred-places-by-lia-relova","title":"Sacred Places by Lia Relova","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOut of print title.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe author, an American in the Philippines and the great-granddaughter of Walter Scott Price, an American soldier and entrepreneur whose mansion became the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur during the World War II occupation of the Philippines, grew up torn between two cultures and family conflicts. Sent to the U.S. and separated from her parents, the author learns to come to terms with her mixed heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Pumpkin Enterprises (February 15, 1998)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 100 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0967625203\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0967625201\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pumpkin Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44950790832294,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/516NMEKQA6L.jpg?v=1711232021"},{"product_id":"always-hiding-a-novel-by-sophia-g-romero","title":"Always Hiding: A Novel by Sophia G. 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There she encountered an entirely new set of problems and courageously set out to conquer them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlways Hiding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a new and fascinating view of modern Filipino life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow; First Edition (March 18, 1998)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0688156320\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688156329\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261613007014,"sku":"","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/51QB927PTTL.jpg?v=1714254683"},{"product_id":"the-last-time-i-saw-mother-a-novel-by-arlene-j-chai","title":"The Last Time I Saw Mother: A Novel by Arlene J. 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