TY  - BOOK
T1  - The newspaper widow
A1  - Brainard, Cecilia Manguerra
LA  - English
PP  - Manila
PB  - University of Santo Tomas Publishing House
YR  - 2017
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-8027390931312570238
AB  - "Ines Maceda, the "newspaper widow," aims to clear her son's name. He has been accused of murdering a priest. In addition, Ines grieves for her deceased husband and combats the lingering trauma of earlier miscarriages. Her development is one of the shining elements of the novel-she feels tangible, rooted in the story and the setting. The Newspaper Widow offers a nuanced glance into Filipino society circa 1908. It is a world rich with history, myth, and ritual; descriptions pulse with life, providing crucial insights into aspects of Filipino culture and world colonial history, such as encounters with the "Island of the Living Dead," sectioned off to contain those inflicted with leprosy, and once the world's largest leper colony. " - From a review by Mya Alexice
OP  - 234
NO  - "The newspaper widow was first published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, copyright ©2017, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard"--Title page verso.
NO  - Novel.
NO  - Donated by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard.
CN  - PS 9993 B73 N49 2017
SN  - 9789715068116
KW  - Philippine fiction (English)
ER  -