Thiller, mystery, historical fiction
The Newspaper Widow
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The Newspaper Widow glances into Filipino society years after the Philippine-American War. When her husband dies in 1909, Ines Maceda inherits his newspaper and aims to clear her son?s name who?s been accused of murdering a priest. Part detective story and part historical fiction, the novel is rich with history, myth, and ritual, providing crucial insights into Filipino culture and world colonial history
Publisher: "Cecilia Manguerra Brainard grew up in the port city of Cebu, Philippines, a place that retains its Spanish colonial influences, inspiring Cecilia to create her mythical setting called ?Ubec?, which echoes the Santo Ni?o Church, triangular Spanish Fort San Pedro, and old buildings and streets of the real Cebu. Her three novels?When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, Magdalena, and The Newspaper Widow, are set (even partially) in Ubec. Cecilia is the author and editor of sixteen other books including Fundamentals of Creative Writing, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, and the follow-up books Growing Up Filipino II and III. Cecilia has received a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, and a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths. In 2001, she received a Filipinas Magazine Award for Arts. Her books have won the Gourmand Award and the Gintong Aklat Award. In 2023, she won the National Artist Cirilo F. Bautista Prize for Best Book of Short Fiction in English in the 40th National Book Awards for her book Selected Short
Stories."
Year: 2024
Category: Fiction - Novel
Language: English
Pages count: 216
Word count: 71512
Dimensions: 15 x 23 cm, 14 x 21.5 cm
ISBN: 978-971-506-811-6
Keywords: "Philippine-American War, Colonial history, Detective story"
Awards: Finalist, 37th National Book Awards, Shortlisted for the Inaugural Cirilo F. Bautista Prize for Novel