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The Ideal Woman
The Ideal Woman
The Ideal Woman
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Pearls mother, Aurora, immigrated to the United States to meet her American suitor. As a Filipina, she struggled to be accepted into her new culture. Although, she was quick to learn the foreign ways of her new country; she continued to honor her culture, a knowledge she passes on to her daughter, Pearl.

Once Pearl grows up, she decides it is time to see her mothers birthplace. As soon as Pearl lands in the Philippines, she feels at home. She feels as though she learned about her home country through her mothers stories. She is at ease in the warm breeze, surrounded by the sound of the native tongue. She immerses herself in the culture and catches the eye of a wealthy local matriarch.

The older woman thinks Pearl would make a perfect wife for her grandson. Pearl is soon spoiled and courted by the whole family, but a tragedy steals her dreams. She is cast out and must now find a way to still love the country of her mothers birththe country that hurt her. Aurora was a strong woman in a foreign place; her daughter can be too.

LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateJul 31, 2014
ISBN9781491730478
The Ideal Woman
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Roy Espiritu

Roy Espiritu recalls many a summers ago on a dare, without any preparation, he joined an extemporaneous story telling contest at the last minute and unanimously won first place. He was in middle school. He became the school's feature editor. And a writer was born. Roy is bilingual, speaks conversational Cebuano. His heritage is Filipino with Hispanic, Chinese and Japanese ethnicity. A movie buff, he has a personal library of films he loves outside of an eclectic collection of books. Some of them served as an inspiration to his writing. His earlier work is in illustrated comic magazine. Roy Espiritu lives in the Midwest. He is a physician, married with three children.

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