When the Rainbow Goddess Wept

Set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard''s brilliant novel weaves myth and legend together with the suffering and tragedies of the Filipino people. When nine-year-old Yvonne flees with her family into the jungle to join the resistance effort, she witnesses death and destruction on an almost unimaginable scale.
 

In the face of terror...