Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Supernatural & Mystery For those drawn to stories

For those drawn to stories that blend the macabre with social commentary

and modern Southeast Asian fiction

A Cultural and Historical ReflectionIn the Philippines

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Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Supernatural & Mystery For those drawn to storiesA lyrical coming of age story set in the heat and hunger of a small Filipino town, Banana Heart Summer is a sensuous and haunting exploration of love, memory, and food. Merlinda Bobis serves up a feast of smoky coconut chicken, sticky rice with anise, and the ache of longing that lingers like spice on the tongue. Through the eyes of a young girl named Nenita, the novel captures the delicate balance between love and anger, family and self, poverty and