Legacy of a Filipina

In the Philippines one out of every three households includes a family member who lives and works overseas. More than 660000 Filipinos work in Canada; three million work in the United States.Legacy of a Filipina a new novel by Charles Au Lavoie examines the divide between these Filipinos and the North Americans who encounter them on a daily basis: employers co-workers church-goers and neighbours.This unique story revolves around three main characters: Carmelita Tauber the matriarch of her Filipino community; George Miller a Canadian writer who is pulled into Carmelitas orbit; and Carmelitas nephew Marty Pua who journeys to the Philippines in search of his roots after a disastrous love affair.As the story moves from Canadas West Coast to Honolulu and the Philippines Legacy of a Filipina explores the immigrant experience and the universal themes of love loss and new beginnings.