Giveaway: The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven
Thanks to Jessica Butler of Berkley/NAL, Penguin Group USA,
Book Description:
After being banished by her wealthy Filipino family from her home in Manila , Amparo has built a life for herself in California . She works as an interpreter, and has found love with a yoga instructor. But even oceans away from her native land, a family secret threatens to destroy the new life she has built.
Beverly has also crossed an ocean and come to California to remake herself, but she does so as a mail-order bride to a rich American who came to the Philippines looking for a wife. Life in the land of plenty is not what she might have hoped, and she dreams of home.
As the two women work toward their independence, they become entangled in each other’s chaotic realities. Their unexpected collision forces them both to make terrible choices and to confront their new reality—but through it all they hold fast to family, in all its enduring and surprising transformations.
About Marivi Soliven:
Like her main characters, Marivi Soliven moved from the Philippines to California Philippines , Diliman, the Ayala Museum and the University of California at San Diego
This is her first novel. Visit her online at:
Marivisoliven.blogspot.com, www.facebook.com/marivisolivenblanco, and twitter.com/marivisoliven.
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on May 15th. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Awesome! This is probably a unique book.... And yes, I am a Filipina who also moved to California.... But not as an interpreter, though!
Zeee @ I Heart Romance and Other Things said... May 1, 2013 at 11:04 PM
This sounds like a beautiful story! I wish you well on your release:O)
Michelle Cornwell-Jordan said... May 2, 2013 at 10:49 AM
This sounds like an intriguing book about the importance of family. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Margie said... May 2, 2013 at 12:05 PM
The Philippines is such an interesting country, so vast and various. There's a lot of beauty there but also much struggle. I think both of us would enjoy a copy of this book. Thanks.
Carl Scott said... May 2, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Wonderful giveaway. thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
traveler said... May 2, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Thank you for this giveaway, when I first saw the title I was not sure about it but when I read what it was about I added it to my tbr list. Thank you
Angela - Bookaunt said... May 2, 2013 at 4:40 PM
Thanks for the chance to win! It sounds like a good story.
holdenj said... May 4, 2013 at 6:03 AM
Sounds like a beautiful novel!
Laura Kay said... May 6, 2013 at 10:35 AM
Sounds like a great read. I would love to find out what Amparo's family secret is. Beverly also sounds like an interesting character. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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Anita Yancey said... May 9, 2013 at 7:24 AM
Thanks fir review and giveAway
Rhonda said... May 11, 2013 at 10:25 PM
Great Review. Thanks for the giveaway.
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