The Odyssey of Adelina Bido Fraga

One day when Adelina Fraga was a little girl, her father took her by the hand and walked her to the edge of the jungle. "See that land over there, half of that is ours, the other half belongs to the Mayor and his family, but some day it's all going to be yours." At the age of sixteen, Adelina set out from her little village in Northern Samar, to find her place in the world. In Manila, Adelina meets an itinerant fortune teller who retells dreams that Adelina had as a child. His final...
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One day when Adelina Fraga was a little girl, her father took her by the hand and walked her to the edge of the jungle. "See that land over there, half of that is ours, the other half belongs to the Mayor and his family, but some day it's all going to be yours." At the age of sixteen, Adelina set out from her little village in Northern Samar, to find her place in the world. In Manila, Adelina meets an itinerant fortune teller who retells dreams that Adelina had as a child. His final words to Adelina are: "You will fly abroad. This is the beginning of your new world." The Odyssey of Adelina Bido Fraga began in the Philippines, but where will it end? Will her dreams and the prophecies of her father and the fortune teller come true, or will she regret the day she left her family to strike out on her own? Paul Moret, haunted by the memory of Letty Valdez, a Filipino - American woman, goes looking for Letty in the Philippines where she reputedly is now residing. Naive as he may be, Paul believes he still has a chance with Letty If he can only find her. At the same time Paul is looking for Letty, two attractive Filipinas are waiting for Paul, each one in anticipation of a marriage proposal from him.Robert Navarre is the author of four novels, two novellas and a collection of short stories.