In the Company of Strangers oceania & pacific islands sometimes to spend the rest

sometimes to spend the rest of their days in this vibrant land

When the lava flow of 1881 threatened the town of Hilo

stories and poems

How many of us continue to read these stories to our students our children our grandchildren

Illustrator Lauren Trangmar is an artist and graphic designer born and raised in Christchurch

In the Company of Strangers oceania & pacific islands sometimes to spend the restSixteen deceptively simple stories comprise Michelle Cruz Skinners much anticipated follow up to Balikbayan and Mango Seasons, many of them about Filipinos tongue tied and alienated in the motherland, or scattered across the map of heartaches and homesickness in the company of strangers called countrymen, family, lovers. A book of quiet gems definitely worth the wait. R. Zamora Linmark, author of Prime Time Apparitions and The Evolution of a Sigh