{"product_id":"while-the-blanket-is-short-learn-to-curl-up-9781935514916","title":"While the Blanket Is Short, Learn to Curl Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael C. Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Plain View Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Plain View Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While the Blanket is Short, Learn to Curl Up speaks of a world that is at once both foreign and familiar, exotic and mundane, localized and trans-global, but always human. These stories from the Philippines and its global Diaspora reveal the intimate spaces of a culture in transition. They explore the triumphant and tragic aspects of a community like no other, with characters and circumstances that inspire the imagination and pull at the heart strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e______\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"A wonderful book ... Mike Hawkins explores the minds and hearts of Filipinos, allowing us to feel their passion, pain and loneliness.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eRosemary Sneeringer\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Book Nurturer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A multifaceted collection of short-stories, these narratives reflect the unique lives and experiences of individuals while knitting together a larger Filipino narrative. This book successfully questions the one-dimensional portrayal often attributed to Filipinos today and is definitely a worthwhile experience for any reader.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Cerepak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plain View Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45137472356503,"sku":"9781935514916","price":1063.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781935514916.webp?v=1767283889","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/while-the-blanket-is-short-learn-to-curl-up-9781935514916","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}