What It Means to Be Malaya

What It Means To Be Malaya by Emmily Magtalas Rhodes follows the moral and psychological growth of Bunny, a young woman on the brink of adulthood as she negotiates her various relationships with her family and with friends in school . . .

The novel is a social commentary that holds a mirror to Philippine society, casting a critical eye on our definition of success; obsession with beauty contests; on beauty-enhancing products; on Western standards of beauty and fashion; on the advertising and PR industry; on church- going people unaware and unmindful of the disconnect between their religious practice and their behavior toward other persons. - Susan Lara, Award-Wining Fictionist