“When Melvin dives deep into a scene, her prose is sumptuous and visceral...This is a novel about desire and denial. When their father dies, the two grieving sisters return to the Philippines and fall, both of them, in love with the general’s godson. Through their shared affection for him, they come to recognize just how blind they have been to each other, to themselves and to the realities of their beloved country.”
Read the full review in The New York Times Book Review.
