The Mango Bride
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451239849 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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K.N.T. said A good read with a good twist. It had a good depiction of HOME from "A good read with a good twist" according to K.N.T.. It had a good depiction of HOME from 2 different worlds --- the wealthy and the poor, Manila and California.. different worlds --- the wealthy and the poor, Manila and California.. Red Rock Bookworm said FATE IS FICKLE. In THE MANGO BRIDE you will be introduced to a variety of women from different generations and divergent social classes, some who remain in their native Philippines and others who, for a variety of reasons, leave to begin new lives in the United States. One of these women is Concha, the matriarch of a prominent Filipino family, is more concerned with what the neighbors will think and how her family's status in the community will be negatively affected than with the protection and welfare of her fami. Doris Bittar said I enjoyed reading it from beginning to end - not just. The Mango Bride is masterfully crisp. The structure of this book, aside from the strong narrative, shows how immigrant class structures unfold when taken out of their home territory. The rules change in Oakland from Manilla. Complex forces create friction that undermine the perceived strengths of both cultures: stability and freedom. Marivi Soliven's writing unfolds to reveal layers of individual, social, and historical textures within poetic frames. I enjoyed reading it from beginning to end - not
Several of her short stories and essays from her 16 books have appeared in anthologies and she taught creative writing at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, the Ayala Museum and the University of California at San Diego. This is her first novel. Like her main character, Marivi Soliven moved from the Philippines to California, where she now lives and works as an interpreter.
"Exquisite writing and all-too human characters."--Cristina Rivera Garza, author of No One Will See Me Cry“Writing with sensitivity and humor, Marivi Soliven creates a brilliantly detailed picture of Philippine life at home and in America in this panoramic story of one Manila family.”—Drusilla Campbell, author of When She Came Home
Their unexpected collision forces them both to make terrible choices and confront a life-changing secret, but through it all they hold fast to family, in all its enduring and surprising transformations.. Two women, two cultures, and the fight to find a new life in America, despite the secrets of the past…Banished by her wealthy Filipino family in Manila, Amparo Guerrero travels to Oakland, California, to forge a new life. Although her mother labels her life in exile a diminished one, Amparo believes her struggles are a small price to pay for freedom.Like Amparo, Beverly Obejas—an impoverished Filipina waitress—forsakes Manila and comes to Oakland as a mail-order bride in search of a better life. Yet even in the land of plenty, Beverly fails to find the happiness and prosperity she envisioned.As Amparo works to build the immigrant&rsqu