Woman With Horns and Other Stories [Paperback]

C. Brainard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1988 | ISBN-10: 9711003236 | ISBN-13: 978-9711003234

This first book by the award-winning Filipina American writer is a collection of short stories set in the Philippines. These delightful stories take the reader back to a Philippine past, against a backdrop of legend and superstition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Cellar Book Shop (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9711003236
• ISBN-13: 978-9711003234
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,687,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the award-winning author and editor of over a dozen books, including the internationally-acclaimed novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, Magdalena, Acapulco at Sunset and other Stories, Woman With Horns and Other Stories, Philippine Woman in America, and Cecilia's Diary 1962-1968. Her recent book is Vigan and Other Stories. She also co-authored Angelica's Daughters. She edited and co-edited Growing Up Filipino I and Growing Up Filipino II, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and others. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish. Born and raised in the Philippines, she currently resides in California. She visits the Philippines regularly. Her website is ceciliabrainard.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars PHILIPPINE STORIES BY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, December 6, 2010

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Palhbooks.com "Palh" (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woman with Horns and Other Stories (Kindle Edition)

Woman With Horns and Other Stories" is the first short story collection of the award-winning author, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard.

"My favorite is `The Blue-Green Chiffon Dress'; and of course I like Ubec... It is quite right place for Gemma, a fictional character after my heart, to grow up in and remember..."

~N.V.M. Gonzalez

"Fascinating stories that take the readers back to a Philippine past, historical and contemporaneous, against a backdrop of legend and superstition. In these stories, the East and the West meet, and it's no big deal. In a role reversal of sorts, the Filipino woman is not shy. They know what they want and get it. It's the American men who appear distracted and uncomfortable with their secret need. Fun reading!"

Bienvenido N. Santos