Children at Christ's Table - Joey Velasco's Prayer
11 March 2008
In Volcano Child, 16-year-old Isabel must step into the shoes of Mother, who has left to work in London as a maid. Father is fading away like a ghost and little Mouse digs in the back yard thinking he can tunnel to the other side of the world to fetch Mother. But things are not all they seem ...
Author Candy Gourlay mines a treasure trove of true stories from her time as a journalist in the Philippines. But why this website about a novel in progress? Read the answer here.
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2 Comments:
Candy,
Just watched this and it's heartwrenching. Joey Velasco asks the hardest questions of himself and us too... Thanks for posting, I'm going to put the film on my blog and link here.
Laurie (africakid)
ps. I met you at Bologna!
thanks, laurie.
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