The Left-Behind Child
by
Romalyn Ante
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1784746118
ISBN-13
9781784746117
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Imprint
Chatto & Windus
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 13th, 2026
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
320 grams
Dimensions
22.40 x 14.50 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
PhilippinesEarly 21st century c 2000 to c 2050Relates specifically to the life experience of women or girlsModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and generalFiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special featuresFiction: special features
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'A beautiful, hypnotic novel – positively capacious in its depth, its texture, and its heart' CLAIRE LOMBARDO'Captures brilliantly the complexity of a teenage girl's feelings for her absent mother' RACHEL JOYCEA mother forced to leave her family. A daughter forced to reckon with what is left behind. Lipa, Philippines, 2001. Neneng is 11 when her mother, Rosa, leaves to work as a nurse overseas: abandoning Neneng to care for a distant father, unsettled relatives and rebellious siblings. Their home shatters, and Neneng finds herself facing womanhood alone. From that point on, she vows never to become a nurse, and never to trust her mother again. But Neneng is more like the strong-minded Rosa than she realises. As Neneng fights to survive and build a new life, the darknesses in the family’s past come to light, and the reasons why Rosa needed to leave become clearer. When a twist of fate brings a new mother figure into her orbit, Neneng will come to understand why the profession of nursing matters so deeply to Rosa and – when crisis strikes – what ‘care’ means to Neneng. Praise for Romalyn Ante:'Ante is ... unparalleled in her image-making' Fiona Benson'Spellbinding' Observer'Powerful and hopeful ... Filled with heart and beauty' Cecile Pin
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