A Professional Lola
by E. P. Tuazon

“In the title story of this multifaceted, deftly crafted collection, a family hires an actor to portray their deceased grandmother, or lola (a “strange trend [that] spread through the Filipino community”) … It’s a moment of true enchantment, and this sense of unlikely magic courses through Tuazon’s stories, which also weave in Tagalog words and phrases in a way that invites readers into the lives of their characters and grounds dialogue in conversational authenticity … Brightly evocative, clever, and sincere.” (Kirkus Reviews)

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