maiakobabe's review against another edition
5.0
Trinidad Escobar's gorgeous and moving graphic memoir weaves together memories and myths. She grew up knowing that her American family had adopted her as an infant from the Philippines. She was not the first baby her second parents had tried to adopt- an earlier baby had passed away and Trinidad was given that girl's birthday and name, Nicole, to speed the adoption process. Nicole was contacted by her first family as a teenager, which lead to her first visit to the Philippines at 18. This book takes place primarily during a second visit in which she is finally able to visit her first family's home, to learn stories from and cook meals with her brothers and sisters. There is exquisite beauty and deep trauma in this emotionally charged reunion. The second half of the story will be coming in book 2.
maiakobabe's review
5.0
Trinidad Escobar's gorgeous and moving graphic memoir weaves together memories and myths. She grew up knowing that her American family had adopted her as an infant from the Philippines. She was not the first baby her second parents had tried to adopt- an earlier baby had passed away and Trinidad was given that girl's birthday and name, Nicole, to speed the adoption process. Nicole was contacted by her first family as a teenager, which lead to her first visit to the Philippines at 18. This book takes place primarily during a second visit in which she is finally able to visit her first family's home, to learn stories from and cook meals with her brothers and sisters. There is exquisite beauty and deep trauma in this emotionally charged reunion. The second half of the story will be coming in book 2.
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