{"product_id":"magdalena-us-edition-paperback","title":"Magdalena: US Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecilia Manguerra Brainard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLYRICAL AND POETIC NOVEL BY AWARD WINNING AUTHOR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 2021 US Edition of the novel \u003ci\u003eMAGDALENA\u003c\/i\u003e includes illustrations by the author, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the fragmented style, Philippine American author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's lyrical novel, \u003ci\u003eMAGDALENA\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of three generations of Filipino women whose lives have been affected by the Philippine American War, World War Two, and the Vietnam War. A favorite among poets, academics, and feminists, the book has been the subject of academic papers by Drs. John Jack Wigley, Rhodora G. Magan, and Ruth S. Rimando, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn excerpt from \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today's\u003c\/i\u003e review says, \"Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's novel \u003ci\u003eMAGDALENA\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from a protagonist descended from several generations of equally compelling female characters. Brainard's earlier novel \u003ci\u003eWhen the Rainbow Goddess Wept\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) employed the viewpoint of an adolescent girl to recount the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II. With \u003ci\u003eMagdalena \u003c\/i\u003eBrainard uses a nonlinear narrative and multiple points of view to describe the history of the Philippines that roughly corresponds to its contact with the United States from the Spanish-American War to the war in Vietnam. Magdalena begins and ends with the perspective of Juana, daughter of the title character and her American lover (a POW in Vietnam), who is herself pregnant and curious about her family history. Letters, diaries, and narratives from numerous characters help Juana reconstruct her maternal and, to a lesser extent, paternal lineage.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003ereviewed this book as follows: \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Expertly written by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard ... Magdalena is set in the chaotic backdrop of twentieth century East Asia. A romantic, powerful tale of three generations of Filipino women, written with a close eye on the terrors of war and the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II, Magdalena is an intense, involving, highly recommended saga that documents author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard as a gifted author with a mastery of storytelling that will keep the reader's total attention and engagement from first page to last!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma Anonas-Carpio reviewed the book for \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philippines Graphic\u003c\/i\u003e as follows: \u003c\/i\u003e\"The story of Magdalena's life is a rich one, full of emotional intensity told with the brilliant clarity of Manguerra Brainard's pen ... Rarely have I read such exquisite command of storytelling as I see in the pages of this novel. Here she uses the backdrop of a Japanese-occupied Philippines to maximum effect, devastating the reader's emotions without giving any quarter nor taking any prisoners. You die inside and come to life again when the feelings of hope hit you-and they will ... Read MAGDALENA to see how the strength and beauty of these women spanned three generations, defeating even death. No, not even death can save you from the intense and iridescent beauty of Manguerra Brainard's mastery of her craft.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilipino author\u003ci\u003e Linda Ty-Casper \u003c\/i\u003epraised the book saying\u003ci\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003e\"With her second novel, Magdalena, Cecilia Brainard adds new portraits to the gallery in Philippine literature. She has always had a strong sense of place. Here, she provides an inner landscape as well. Together, these provide the coordinate for the family secrets that bind the characters as securely as bloodlines. By the end they have glimpsed who they have become, allowing the novel beyond its last page, to live on in the readers' thoughts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLikewise the author Aimee Liu said\u003ci\u003e: \"\u003c\/i\u003eCecilia Manguerra Brainard has written an ambitious novel of forbidden love. Set against the turbulent history of East Asia in the twentieth century and by turns erotic and tragic, Magdalena vividly depicts three generations of strong Filipino women.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728467562559,"sku":"9781953716118","price":30.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f590e33da407e8e63f2984cd65abfef5.webp?v=1765118615","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/magdalena-us-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}