Celestina's House
Joanna McFarlane-Frampton
, Rita O'Sullivan
, Megan Moore
, Taya Young
, Amy Cieslak
, Barry Kazimer
, Olivier Guérin
, Janet Miller
, Teagan Sedberry
, cassandra schiemann
, Jude Castillo
, Marilyn Stanley
, Dot Mann
, Alanna Virtue
, Agnes Marshall
, Mary Therrien
, Marissa Yip-Young
, jaynie jackson
, Joan Clare
, finn mulryan
, Brad MULLER
, Elle Kishia
, Jennifer Beyak
, Anita Janik-Jones
, Brittney Warren
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Sandra Furlotte
, Carol Brown
, Carol Saponja
, Kayley Ashman
, Ching Ching Wu
, Louise Walsh
, Natasha Andres
, Andrea Pole
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Patricia Johnson
, Holly Elisabeth
, Sarah Schwartz
, liv Girardin
, Joshua Lewis
, Cassandra AOUIZERATE
, Dorothy Wong
, Dorothy Wong
, Sara Hawkins
, Noelle Walsh
, Emily Steiner
, Mark Gorman
, Allison Dube
, Sharon Forzley
, Cheryl Johnson
, Dana Francoeur
, Melissa Ritz
, Natasa Ilic
, Ashley Raskovsky
, Ashlee Blais
, Cathy Stampar
, Chris Lantz
, Shantell Powell
, Denica StP
, Elle Andra-Warner
, Kartik Gupta
, Shannan Sword
, Roland Schigas
, Anneka Chambers
, Kym Marsh
, Nicholas Graham
, Lisa Bilodeau
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Diane McPherson
, Zara Garcia-Alvarez
, Sandra Storey
, Sara Conway
, Mary Woods
, Leslie Zillman
, Vanessa Seto
, Huguette Lemieux
, Krys Reads
, Jessica Trento
, Meghan Barton
, Stephanie Trotter
, Joe Titone
, Kelin Flanagan
, Melinda Poth
, Julie Kaniak
, Marla Schecter Howard
, M. Ingibergsson
, C. Ray
, Shannon Lee
, Sindi Nika
, Benita Hartwell
, Lindsey Andronak
, Susan Terendy
, Andrea Gillespie
, Christine Duyck
, Ellen Clarke
, Lisa Goebel
, Donna Roucoulet
, Rodney Cross
, jen Black
, Janet Meisner
, diana kirkwood
, Lisa Mallia
, Karyn Newton
, Heather Norris
, Hana Iudin
, Lisa Ostrowski
, Louise Buckmaster
, Karen Lowe
, toni velthuis
, Ken Gilmour
, Paula Ritchie
, Lesley Sturge
, susan pratten
, Claire Gear
, Cherryl Koylass
, Kristen Nikola
, Alex Henderson
, Rosa Cross
, Joseph Chirayil
, Melanie Solar
, Elaine Baptie
, Sarah Van Dyk
, Vanessa S
, Susan Jang
, Hoda Montazeri
, Mitchell Schmidt
, Judith Pearson
, Barbara Leckie
, Christopher Evans
, Linda Ham
, Madelyn Brittain
, Morgan Stewart
, Sandra Lackie
, Faaria Samnani
, Sue Holler
, Russell Reitsema
, Christa Ferrier
, Joe Mitchell
, Arvia Chen
, Anne Baldo
, Brenda Vaccarello
, Elmira Olson
, Kim Carswell
, Augustine Mudzudza
, Charly Wreggitt
, Melissa Poremba
, Tanya Blake
, Chris Carvalho
, Theresa Mackey
, GLORIA KONELSKY
, Sonia Navvuru
, Danielle Pigeau
, Kim Cappellina
, Bianca Jeannotte
, Corinna Misson
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Adrienne Nicholson
, Lynn Andrews
, Catherine Booker
, Taryn Hubbard
, Laura Patterson
, Diane O'Flaherty
, Rachel Edmonds
, Randi Ann Doll
, Rose Hately
, Michelle Canfield
, Margaret McKay
, Lindsay Gloade-Raining Bird
, Megan Brodie
, Lori Campbell
, Emily Johansen
, Lori Bardell
, Tanis Anne
, Deana Bueley
, Lynn Bechtel
, Pat Johnston
, Jacqueline Chenier
, Janice Cournoyer
, Michelle Arsenault
, P. Thompson
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The House of the Spirits meets Mexican Gothic in a tale of love and betrayal, belonging and exile, and the supernatural forces that pervade life in the Philippines.
The secrets of the house are the secrets of the heart.
It begins with an act of betrayal that destroys the tenuous bonds of Celestina Errantes’s family. For years afterwards, Celestina longs for an escape from her unhappy home. Then an unexpected gift from her wealthy Lolo offers that chance: a long-forsaken property in Manila’s bohemian district, close to where ladies of the evening ply their trade. It is no place for a proper young woman, but this house, even with its ghosts, makes Celestina feel at home.
Celestina tears into life, losing herself in the pleasures of the night, but soon finds that the emptiness within her is not easily filled. When finally a true chance at happiness promises to save her, a sinister voice from the past returns, threatening to destroy it all.
