When Filipino American Cris and rural beauty Anna are drawn into a ten-day whirlwind romance, their short summer together unfolds as a love story for the Philippines, and years later blossoms into a love story for God.

"... Our country is broken, but it's still beautiful. I hope you get to know it someday..."

"... As all signs, including you, pointed to 'No', I brushed it all aside and still believed in YES..."

"... I believe in God. And I will always believe in you, too. I don't know where such faith will take me. I just know it will take me to someplace very good..."

STORY FEATURES

- Theme #1 (Sub-theme): Coming of age love story
- Theme #2 (Main Theme): Love Story for the Philippines
- Theme #3 (Main Theme): Love Story for God
- Written in shifting first person perspective (girl / boy shifting 1st person POV)
- ⭐ Colloquial, informal tone / language (as a young adult would say, think, and act)
- 73,000 words, 230 pages

NARRATIVE STYLE

- Start on a light note, utilizing the typical boy-meets-girl story (sub-theme).

- Plant and gradually grow the more serious main themes (e.g. via subtext, et. al.)

- Share / reveal main themes at their corresponding optimal times—however...

- ... always stay aligned to the above sub-theme (love story) and character voices, e.g. two young adults telling us—in their own words, manner, and deepest thoughts—what happened to them that summer.

MISCELLANEOUS TAGS
(related topics)

Philippines
— Politician, Senator, Politics, Exile
— Third World Democracy, Voting
— Filipino Masses (Masa)
— Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)
— Rural Philippine Provinces
— Ilocos Norte, Luzon

God
— Personal Relationship with God
— Deep Friendship with God
— Unshakable Faith in God
— Outpouring / Overflow of God's love
— St. Therese of Lisieux, The Little Way
— Christian Religion / Christianity

New Adult, Coming of Age
— Summer vacation after college
— De La Salle University (DLSU)
— Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
— Saint Pedro Poveda College / Institucion Teresiana (IT)
— New Adult / Young Adult Fiction

* Copyright National Library of the Philippines, under the author's registered name