disappearance incident

Winner of the National Fiction Council of the Philippines Award 2024This novel tells the story of a woman searching for security in a world haunted by the past. It offers a profound exploration of memory, history, and personal destiny, in a plot where political events intertwine with human experiences in astonishing ways. Iniga's peaceful life is shattered when a retired general wanted for murder is arrested outside her home. Days later, the entire neighborhood is set ablaze in what some believe to be a deliberate act of revenge. Homeless, Iniga returns to her hometown, a small fishing village, hoping to reclaim the tranquility she lost. But she soon discovers that the terror she fled in the city has followed her there, and she is forced to confront the "e;jungle of history"e; that has haunted her family for generations.