Gun Dealers' Daughter
A Novel
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: Norton paperback edition.
Description: 294 pages ; 21 cm
"At university in Manila, young, bookish Soledad Soliman falls in with radical friends, defying her wealthy parents and their society crowd. Drawn in by two romantic young rebels, Jed and his electrifying girlfriend, Sol initiates a conspiracy that quickly spirals out of control, with devastating consequences. Years later, far from the Philippines, Sol reconstructs her fractured memories, writing a confession she hopes will be her salvation. Illuminating the dramatic history of the Marcos-era Philippines, this story of youthful passion is a tour de force"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
1946-1986
Amnesiacs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Women revolutionaries -- Philippines -- Fiction.
Amnesiacs.
Women revolutionaries.
Philippines -- History -- 1946-1986 -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- New York.
Philippines.
1946-1986
Amnesiacs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Women revolutionaries -- Philippines -- Fiction.
Amnesiacs.
Women revolutionaries.
Philippines -- History -- 1946-1986 -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- New York.
Philippines.
ISBN:
9780393349481
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Apostal | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |
Originally published: Manila : Published and exclusively distributed by Anvil Pub., 2010. First American edition 2012.
Includes reading group guide discussion questions.
Pen Open Book Award for Fiction, 2013
Includes reading group guide discussion questions.
Pen Open Book Award for Fiction, 2013