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Between generations of women, there are always secrets - relationships kept hidden, past events obscured, true feelings not spoken. But sometimes the truth is so primal it must be told. At the center of The Last Time I Saw Mother is the singular story of a woman who suddenly learns she is not who she thinks she is.
Caridad is a wife and mother, a native of the Philippines living in Sydney, Australia. Out of the blue, Caridad's mother summons her home. Although she is not ill, Thelma needs to talk to her daughter - to reveal a secret that has been weighing heavily on her for years.
It is a tale that Caridad in no way suspects. Now, it is through the words of Thelma, her aunt Emma, and her cousin Ligaya that Caridad will learn the startling truth and attempt to recapture what has been lost to her.
As each woman tells her part of their family's hidden history, Caridad hears at last the unspoken stories - the joys and sorrows that her parents kept to themselves, and the never forgotten tragedy of the war years, when Japan's brutal occupation and civilian deprivations helped destroy a country and its history. The Last Time I Saw Mother is about mothers and daughters. It is about a cultural identity born of Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino influence. And it is about the healing power of truth.
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The last time I saw mother
1997, F.A. Thorpe
in English
- 1st large print ed.
0708937519 9780708937518
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The Last Time I Saw Mother
May 13, 1997, Ballantine Books, Ballantine
paperback
0449912345 9780449912348
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The last time I saw mother
1996, Fawcett Columbine
in English
- 1st American ed.
0449910687 9780449910689
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The last time I saw mother
1995, Random House Australia, Random House
in English
0091831032 9780091831035
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