Description: In the wake of her poet father's sudden passing, Monica Macansantos returns to the Philippines to heal, but this homecoming proves fraught with questions about belonging, rootedness, and her own coming-of-age as a young writer.
Review Quotes: "A book about getting knocked around and the supernatural strength it takes to get back up again. A portrait of the artist as sous chef to a dearly departed dad, tango-dancing necromancer, and--most deliciously--world-class literary bruiser. Sudden and mysterious as a perfectly executed recipe, or grief itself. Unmistakably magical." --Greg Marshall, author of Leg