<DIV><p>After thirteen years of living in the U.S., Vince returns to his birthplace, the Philippines. As he ventures into the heat and chaos of the city, he encounters a motley cast of characters, including a renegade nun, a political film director, arrogant hustlers, and the country's spotlight-driven First Daughter. Haunted by his childhood memories and a troubled family history, Vince unravels the turmoil, beauty, and despair of a life caught between a fractured past and a precarious future.<br><BR>Witty and mesmerizing, this novel explores the complex colonial and cultural history of the Philippines and the paradoxes inherent in the search for both personal and national identities.<BR><BR></p><p><B>R. Zamora Linmark</B> is the author of the novel <I>Rolling the R's</I> (Kaya Press) and two poetry collections, <I>Prime Time Apparitions</I> and <I>The Evolution of a Sigh</I> (Hanging Loose Press). Linmark splits his time between Manila and Honolulu.<BR></DIV>