When the Rainbow Goddess Wept by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

This is the Philippine Edition of Cecilia Brainard's first novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, a coming of age story of a young girl in the Philippines during World War II. Kirkus Review describes the novel as "a fast-paced, sensitively written first novel about the psychological damage war wreaks, seen through the eyes of an intelligent, resilient young girl. During WWII, as Japanese forces invade her native city of Ubec in the Philippines, nine-year-old Yvonne Macaraig escapes with her father and mother into the mountains, where they stay in villages whose inhabitants are fighting the Japanese … The author, herself born in the Philippines, skillfully interweaves realistic events with myths of women fighters and goddesses, as well as fantastic dreams … Brainard’s appealing characters are larger-than-life people who change before our eyes, yet remain utterly convincing.
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (January 1, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9715068421
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9715068420