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A mother forced to leave her family. A daughter forced to reckon with what is left behind.
Lipa, Philippines, 2001. Neneng is 11 when her mother, Rosa, leaves to work as a nurse abandoning Neneng to care for a distant father, unsettled relatives and rebellious siblings. Their home shatters, and Neneng finds herself facing womanhood alone. From that point on, she vows never to become a nurse, and never to trust her mother again.
But Neneng is more like the strong-minded Rosa than she realises. As Neneng fights to survive and build a new life, the darknesses in the family’s past come to light, and the reasons why Rosa needed to leave become clearer. When a twist of fate brings a new mother figure into her orbit, Neneng will come to understand why the profession of nursing matters so deeply to Rosa and – when crisis strikes – what ‘care’ means to Neneng.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Lyrical coming-of-age novel set in the Philippines, telling the story of Neneng, a spirited young girl forced to take on the care of her eccentric family when her mother leaves to work as a nurse overseas.'A must-read. Ante's sensuous description of life. counts the true cost to one family of a mother having to work abroad as a nurse. There's pain for everybody, but this. is written with such joy that the overall effect is exhilarating' GWYNETH LEWIS'A beautiful, hypnotic novel - positively capacious in its depth, its texture, and its heart' CLAIRE LOMBARDO'Captures brilliantly the complexity of a teenage girl's feelings for her absent mother' RACHEL JOYCEA mother forced to leave her family. A daughter forced to reckon with what is left behind.Lipa, Philippines, 2001. Neneng is 11 when her mother, Rosa, leaves to work as a nurse overseas: abandoning Neneng to care for a distant father, unsettled relatives and rebellious siblings. Their home shatters, and Neneng finds herself facing womanhood alone. From that point on, she vows never to become a nurse, and never to trust her mother again.But Neneng is more like the strong-minded Rosa than she realises. As Neneng fights to survive and build a new life, the darknesses in the family's past come to light, and the reasons why Rosa needed to leave become clearer. When a twist of fate brings a new mother figure into her orbit, Neneng will come to understand why the profession of nursing matters so deeply to Rosa and - when crisis strikes - what 'care' means to Neneng.Praise for Romalyn Ante:'Ante is . unparalleled in her image-making' Fiona Benson'Spellbinding' Observer'Powerful and hopeful . Filled with heart and beauty' Cecile Pin Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784746117
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