Years of Red over Blue
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1941. The Story of Liway Buencamino, a young Filipina pianist and composer, that swept the West with her brilliant compositions in the late '30s.
Her former dazzling life as a Southeast Asian music prodigy shattered as the war reached Manila on the eve of their family reunion. Forced by the circumstances, she disguised herself as a man and took a photography shop assistant job to support her family.
Everything seemed well until a radio announcement, an official declaration she'd been brooding about, finally confirmed the news that would forever change her life.
🥈Astania Award [Harvest Festival 2024]: Historical Fiction
🥇Slayer Book Award 2024: Historical Fiction
🥇 in #warcrimes (Aug. 3-10, 2024)
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