![]() ![]() She earns her degree, gets to the United States, and understand that love is a unique sensation for a woman like herself: ![]() ![]() This prologue takes us through the trajectory of a woman who will not give up. Hero’s life in the Philippines is tough, hard-edged, “…but at least you’re light skinned-that’ll save you.” She spends her time at University, studying to be a nurse, listening to the soft rock sounds of the American group Bread’s hit “Make It With You” drifting in from a distant record player. She’s reminded of her childhood: eczema-ridden, full dentures at the age of 14 from a period when she put a gold tooth in her mouth and her real teeth were ruined. From the opening pages of Elaine Castillo’s remarkably assured debut novel America Is Not the Heart, our heroine is addressed by an unknown speaker. ![]()
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