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The House on Calle Sombra: A Parable

The House on Calle Sombra: A Parable

Ortigas, Marga

Paperback

General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 9814954047
ISBN13: 9789814954044
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Nov 23 2021
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Winner of the Country Award (Philippines), Chommanard International Women's Literary Award 2025

The House on Calle Sombra follows the fates and fortunes of the esteemed Castillo de Montijo family over three generations. Set in the Philippines - a tropical island nation where truth blends with fiction - none of the Castillos is quite as perceived. Successful patriarch Don Federico arrived from Spain a penniless orphan. Formidable matriarch Doña Fatimah is a native Muslim fugitive. And their brood of privileged descendants is struggling to live up to their famed and crested motto: FAMILY FIRST.

Mirroring events in the country's turbulent history, the Castillos' perfect façade begins to fracture as shadows from their past return to claim their due.

Sardonic, witty, and brutally frank, The House on Calle Sombra is an ode to family, and a compelling exploration of how greed, love, and trauma are passed down through generations.

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