HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2021 CAN ONLY BE BRIGHTER!
From, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
tags: New Year, New Year 2021, #HappyNewYear
CECILIA BRAINARD BLOG: A compilation of articles by Philippine American writer Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. Stop and rest for a while in my blogsite.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2021 CAN ONLY BE BRIGHTER!
From, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
tags: New Year, New Year 2021, #HappyNewYear
Book Review of THE NEWSPAPER WIDOW, novel by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
University of San Tomas Publishing House, 2017, softcover, 238 pages, ISBN 9780715068116
"The Fictional Technique of Cecilia Brainard's The Newspaper Widow"
By Paulino Lim, Jr.
The author states that her original intention was to write a mystery about a priest found dead in a creek, but the character portrayal overshadowed the plot, elevating the novel above a page-turning whodunit. Still, the murder hooks the reader, and is rewarded with a satisfying conclusion.
I'm wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a brighter New Year! Be safe, don't gather with others this holiday seas, so we can gather next year. Here are some Christmas pictures:
GROWING UP FILIPINO: MORE STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS includes 27 stories that deal with the universal concerns of growing up: family, friends, love, home, budding sexuality, leaving home. https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Filipino-II-Stories/dp/0971945837
Please don't gather this Christmas and New Year. Next year, we can do that. Stay home, keep safe. The vaccine is at hand now. Just be patients.
Happy holidays,
From, Cecilia Brainard
tags: #Christmas #holidays #covid19 #keepsafe
NOTE, January 2024 - The pandemic is over, thank God. This book is no longer available at Wattpad but you can find it in ebook form in Kindle and other venues.
Reminder to teachers, students, others:
The recipe for Shrimp Wonton Soup needed clear soup broth, which was to simmer for “three to four hours till fragrant”. I could cook this stove-top or I can make the broth in the Instant Pot, I said to myself. I chose the former so that I had a reason to sit quietly, tune out, and devour the books by Filipino American author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard.
CECILIA BRAINARD BLOG: A compilation of articles by Philippine American writer Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. Stop and rest for a while in my blogsite.