Rising Sun Blinking

In the middle of 1942 the Japanese landed in Iloilo deep in the heart of the Philippine Archipelago. Earlier like a skittish octopus the Japanese Empire had spread its tentacles across the islands after the last American strongholds of Bataan and Corregidor had fallen.<p> Jose Lacambra was only eleven years old when the Japanese occupied Iloilo. His firsthand account of the adventures and rites of passage were drawn from a diary he kept during those war years.<p> With wry wit and a sharp memory for detail he re-creates the horror adventure and excitement of those unforgettable years describing them all with a novelist's skill and style.