We haven’t finished reading the book yet, but Daphne’s  writing style is superb. We can just imagine Daphne visiting the Philippines as a child with her mother and taking in every cultural detail, including the lively street scenes. Here is the opening paragraph:

        February 23, 1986. “Twenty-five years in Carigara and yet she still felt like a stranger in the plaza where she’d grown up. Women who should have been her friends leaned together, their eyes bright, their lips the same shade of rose red, given bloom by the communal lipsticks they’d swapped multiple times a day. Dirt-streaked children ran circles around one another. Men rolled dice on the street, throwing down coins as they made bets.”

That opening scene is so descriptive and sets the stage for what you will read all along the way in the book, and is proof positive that Daphne observes critically and has a way of transferring what she sees and hears into vivid prose. We can’t wait to hear what Daphne has to say tonight at Scuppernong! We also look forward to reconnecting with her mom, Rose, who is an accomplished Greensboro photographer. Daphne comes by her creativity honestly!

Happy Saturday!