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After thirteen years of living in the United States, Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. In the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including a renegade nun, a political film director, arrogant hustlers, and the country's spotlight-driven First Daughter. Haunted by his childhood memories and a troubled family history, Vince unravels the turmoil, beauty, and despair of a life caught between a fractured past and a precarious future. Witty and mesmerizing, this novel explores the complex colonial and cultural history of the Philippines and the paradoxes inherent in the search for both personal and national identities.
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"As cheeky a novel as you'll encounter… The book's nonstop energy and nonstop attitude are addictive. And in Vince you won't find a less predictable tour guide. A lively satiric return to early '90s Manila, seen from both sides of the Filipino American divide."
Kirkus Reviews
"Linmark delivers a harrowing tale of love, family, and cultural bewilderment, a sardonically funny and vibrant novel about one man's journey to his past… Linmark's novel reads like a bittersweet love letter to a vast and perplexing nation. This is a story of heritage, sexuality, and self-discovery that is as riveting as its locale is complex."
Booklist
"Linmark offers both a meditation on what it means to be Filipino and an exuberant, affectionate, irreverent love letter to the city of Manila from one of its own… This is a jaunty, kaleidoscopic novel that amusingly chronicles the many challenges Vince faces moving between cultures."
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