Paperback.

Synopsis

Between generations of women, there are always secrets - relationships kept hidden, past events obscured, true feelings not spoken. But sometimes the truth is so primal it must be told. At the center of The Last Time I Saw Mother is the singular story of a woman who suddenly learns she is not who she thinks she is. Caridad is a wife and mother, a native of the Philippines living in Sydney, Australia. Out of the blue, Caridad's mother summons her home. Although she is not ill, Thelma needs to talk to her daughter - to reveal a secret that has been weighing heavily on her for years. It is a tale that Caridad in no way suspects. Now, it is through the words of Thelma, her aunt Emma, and her cousin Ligaya that Caridad will learn the startling truth and attempt to recapture what has been lost to her. As each woman tells her part of their family's hidden history, Caridad hears at last the unspoken stories - the joys and sorrows that her parents kept to themselves, and the never forgotten tragedy of the war years, when Japan's brutal occupation and civilian deprivations helped destroy a country and its history. The Last Time I Saw Mother is about mothers and daughters. It is about a cultural identity born of Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino influence. And it is about the healing power of truth.

RELEASE NOTES:

[BB] Part of the "..MAY be you need something else to read?" book box.

Picked out of bookbox. Looked interesting. I'll give it a try.

I was able to finish this up over the weekend. An interesting read. Breezed throgh some of the descriptions to get to the meat of the story.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Adding to Multicultural Box.

I chose this book from Supertalya's Multicultural Fiction Bookbox.

I just couldn't get into this one. I tried, but just wasn't interested enough to keep reading it.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

left on the "free" book shelf on the front porch