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  • Location: Manila

Celestina’s House

Celestina’s House

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2000s: The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart.

  • ISBN: 978-1459754003
  • Genre: Fiction

What you need to know before your trail

It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes’s family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila’s bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home.

Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all.

Travel Guide

Manila

Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez was born and raised in Manila, where she grew up steeped in her family’s colourful personalities and stranger-than-fiction stories.

The novel is filled with all of this culture and history and it’s fascinating to delve into this culture and community in this way.

BookTrail Boarding Pass: Celestina’s House

Destination/location: Manila  Author/guide:   Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez Departure Time: 2000s

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