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When the Rainbow Goddess Wept

When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
  • Author(s): Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
  • Location(s): The Philippines
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1941

Set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s brilliant novel weaves myth and legend together with the suffering and tragedies of the Filipino people. When nine-year-old Yvonne flees with her family...

When Turtles Come Home: A Memoir on Life in the Philippines

When Turtles Come Home: A Memoir on Life in the Philippines
  • Author(s): Victoria Hoffarth
  • Location(s): The Philippines
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

When Victoria Hoffarth was at graduate school in the U.S., her lecturer, the anthropologist Margaret Mead, once told her class, “There are so many varied places in the world. It is incumbent upon us to search for one where we most...

Whisper of the Lotus

Whisper of the Lotus
  • Author(s): Gabrielle Yetter
  • Location(s): Cambodia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

Charlotte Fontaine’s dead-end life lacked excitement so she impulsively booked a flight to Cambodia to visit her best friend. She never imagined that sitting on a plane, struggling with her fear of flying, might lead a chance encounter with...

White Powder

White Powder
  • Author(s): Larry B Lambert
  • Location(s): Laos
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

There is something intoxicating about a secret. There’s something terrifying about a shadow war. You may not know much about Laos or the world of WHITE POWDER. You aren’t supposed to. Drugs, sex, and murder combined with personal and...

Written in Black

Written in Black
  • Author(s): K H Lim
  • Location(s): Borneo
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A darkly humorous coming-of-age novel set in Brunei on the island of Borneo, Written in Black offers a snapshot of a few days in the life of ten-year-old Jonathan Lee, attending the funeral of his Ah Kong, or grandfather,...

You Don’t Know Me

You Don’t Know Me
  • Author(s): Sara Foster
  • Location(s): Bangkok, England, Thailand
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Lizzie Burdett was eighteen when she vanished. Noah Carruso has never forgotten her: she was his first crush; his unrequited love. She was also his brother’s girlfriend. Tom Carruso hasn’t been home in over a decade. He left soon...

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