The author's love for the country is infectious in this collection of stories that show how precious our traditions are, and how the past is what is true. From the aching melancholy of what we've lost to the bursting pride in what we, as a people have achieved, Maranan takes our hearts on an emotional journey across the archipelago, pausing from time to time – as the best storytellers do – to point out the marvels of the caves and mountains, field and flowers, and where to find the sweetest mangoes. A treasure trove of cultural identity, a must-have for a child's library.

- Dean Francis Alfar, author of Salamanca and The Kite of Stars

About the Author
Ed Maranan writes poetry, fiction, essays and plays. He has won literary prizes from the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), Cultural Center of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Philippines Free Press and Graphic magazines, The Philippine Star newspaper, as well as the National Book Awars citation. He taught graduate courses in Philippine Studies at the University of the Philippine Asian Center. He is a member of the Baguio Writers Group, PEN Philippines, and Umpil.

Product Details:
Format: Softbound
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Pub. Date: 2011
Category: Fiction
Price: PhP 245.00