Literature from the Philippines

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Good Dog

by : Mabek Kawsek

2019

Anvil Publishing, Inc.

About the Author:
Mabek Kawsek is a storyteller who grew up observing several kinds of culture: the Southern Chinese culture of her father, the Northern Chinese culture of her mother, and the Filipino culture outside her home.
She holds psychology and finance degrees from De La Salle University and a MFA in creative writing from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. She published her first story collection Afraid To Be Chinese in 2006 and has contributed stories to several anthologies. Lately, she’s become interested in writing about Tsinoy women. They live in the heart of the city, help their husbands or fathers conduct their businesses, yet remain invisible in the collective imagination. Mabek reveals the stigma and dangers that they encounter through crime fiction stories. Good Dog is her first novel.

About the Book:
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9789712735080
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Age: 18 and above
Publication year: 2019
Original language: English
Rights available: Print, ebook, audio, subsidiary rights

Synopsis:
Every happy family has a terrible secret.
Agnes: Agnes Tan-Lim has it all: Victor, her devoted husband; Sophia, her loving daughter; and her thriving business. Then she receives a phone call from her daughter’s kidnapper. Now, Agnes must quell her panic and rush to get Sophia back. But Sophia’s kidnapping is just the beginning of a series of events that will cause Agnes’s seemingly perfect life to come crashing down, forcing her to face the truth that she has always refused to believe.
Marlene: Far from the rich Tsinoy suburbs of Agnes, Marlene Ong sits in her tiny apartment, badgered by supernatural visions—a chorus of ghosts, a skyway built on a secret, a specter calling out to her husband. She won’t leave Marlene alone until her body is found.
Two women whose lives get increasingly tangled realize that the mysteries they must solve are part of a more sinister plot.
Good Dog reveals a Tsinoy businesswoman trapped in tradition, made to confront an unexpected monster.

For further information please contact:

Arianne Velasquez
Anvil Publishing, Inc.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: Anvil Publishing