by Criselda Yabes
One voice. Three forbidden love stories.
A nation’s past held together by fragile truths. In the post-pandemic silence, a young woman discovers the secret archives of the 1986 Revolution—and realizes some of the players are still watching.
For decades, "Misis Romantiko" was the only pulse a broken nation could trust. When she passes away in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, she leaves behind more than a grieving audience; she leaves a collection of confessions history was never supposed to hear.
Stepping into her grandmother’s radio booth, a young woman discovers the airwaves hold more than music. Hidden within the archives are the voices of a forgotten revolution, revealing the intimate, intertwined lives of three couples who stood at the center of the storm. From the iron-fisted 1970s to the 1986 EDSA revolt, these are the stories of those who loved and resisted in the shadows.
In an era of curated memories, the granddaughter begins a ritual of discovery. As she broadcasts these buried secrets, she realizes the line between then and now is dangerously thin—and that some who shaped the nation are still alive, waiting to see if their truths will finally be told.
In a nation losing its memory, the only truth left is the kind only lovers tell.
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 284 pages
ISBN: 978-6218264-49-6