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Celestina's house / Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez.
"The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart. It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes's family. For years after, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila's bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home. Celestina tears into life as a wild child and loses herself in the pleasures of the night. Many bittersweet experiences later, she grows up and captivates an aristocratic restaurateur, who holds the promise to a fresh start, in a home without ghosts. Then a sinister voice from the past threatens to drive the storybook lovers apart forever."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459754003 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 314 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Rare Machines, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Dwellings > Fiction. Ghosts > Fiction. Inheritance and succession > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Manila (Philippines) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gothic fiction. Magic realist fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Gonza | 31681010452753 | FICTIONPBK | On holds shelf | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes's family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila's bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home. Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all"-- - Perseus Publishing
RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FINALIST ⢠CBC BOOKS CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2024
The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart.
It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantesâs family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manilaâs bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home.
Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all.
A RARE MACHINES BOOK
