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  • THE LAST TIME I SAW MOTHER. by Chai, Arlene J.
    Chai, Arlene J.
    THE LAST TIME I SAW MOTHER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this author who was born in Manila in the Philippines of Spanish, Chinese and Filipino ancestry, and who now lives in Australia. Cover praise from Amy Tan who called this "A remarkable first novel filled with family secrets and the intersection of personal and world histories, told through four mesmerizing voices." Dust jacket art by Julie Quinlivan. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-449-910687.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 35906
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  • TOXICOLOGY. by Hagedorn, Jessica.
    Hagedorn, Jessica.
    TOXICOLOGY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (2011.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth novel by this award winning writer who was born and raised in the Philippines - set in Manhattan's West Village, this centers on two women - one a maker of low budget slasher films, the other an aging scandalous literary figure, addicted to cocaine and alcohol. Explores the connection between creativity and self-destruction. 225 pp. ISBN: 9780670022571.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54138
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  • WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE. by Holthe, Tess Uriza.
    Holthe, Tess Uriza.
    WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Crown, (2002.). SIGNED first edition - Her first novel, the story of a family trying to survive the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II. SIGNED on the title page. 372 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80771
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  • WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE. by Holthe, Tess Uriza.
    Holthe, Tess Uriza.
    WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her first novel, the story of a family trying to survive the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II. SIGNED on the title page. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-609609521.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80772
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  • MY HOLLYWOOD. by Simpson, Mona
    Simpson, Mona
    MY HOLLYWOOD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010, dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at "two contemporary marriages - one in America and one in the Philippines - and witness their endangerment, despite the best of intentions." SIGNED on the title page. 369 pp. ISBN: 9780307273529.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 57272
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  • THE LOWEST BLUE FLAME BEFORE NOTHING. by Stapleton, Lara.
    Stapleton, Lara.
    THE LOWEST BLUE FLAME BEFORE NOTHING.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, (1998). SIGNED first edition - The first book by this award winning Filipina American writer, a collection of twelve short stories with settings ranging from Manila to the US Midwest. They "unerringly map that place in the human heart where exaltation and humiliation, hope and fear, merge." SIGNED by the author on the first page. 195 pp. ISBN: 1-879960540.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80086
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