The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
Apr 2, 2024 · With clear-eyed compassion and piercing honesty, The Mango Tree is a family saga that navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle’s life, from her childhood days in an overflowing house flooded by balikbayan boxes, vegetation, and juicy mangoes, to her winding path from medical school hopeful to restaurant critic. It is a love letter to her ...
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The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
The Mango Tree introduces us to a debut author ready to bend our understanding of Florida, Filipino-American life, and motherhood. Witty, humorous, and heartfelt, Annabelle Tometich's unflinching memoir is a welcome and necessary addition to …
Book Review: ‘The Mango Tree,’ by Annabelle Tometich - The …
Mar 30, 2024 · Annabelle Tometich’s “The Mango Tree” provides an unvarnished look at her mother, who shot a BB gun at the truck of a purported fruit thief.
The Mango Tree: Memoir from former JLB food critic Annabelle …
Apr 2, 2024 · "The Mango Tree" − subtitled "A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony" − revolves around her mom's 2015 arrest for shooting a BB gun at a couple she claimed was stealing her mangoes.
The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
Apr 2, 2024 · “The Mango Tree introduces us to a debut author ready to bend our understanding of Florida, Filipino American life, and motherhood. Witty, humorous, and heartfelt, Annabelle Tometich's unflinching memoir is a welcome and necessary addition to contemporary Asian-American literature.
Book Summary and Reviews of The Mango Tree by Annabelle …
With clear-eyed compassion and piercing honesty, The Mango Tree is a family saga that navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle's life, from her childhood days in an overflowing house flooded by balikbayan boxes, vegetation, and juicy mangoes, to her winding path from medical school hopeful to restaurant critic. It is a love letter to her ...
THE MANGO TREE - Kirkus Reviews
Apr 2, 2024 · Tometich opens with the extreme yet amusing lengths that her mother, a Filipino immigrant, has gone to in order to protect the fruit of her beloved mango trees.
The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich | Hachette Book Group
Apr 2, 2024 · “The Mango Tree introduces us to a debut author ready to bend our understanding of Florida, Filipino American life, and motherhood. Witty, humorous, and heartfelt, Annabelle Tometich's unflinching memoir is a welcome and necessary addition to contemporary Asian-American literature.
With clear-eyed compassion and piercing honesty, The Mango Tree is a family saga that navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle’s life, from her childhood days in an overflowing house flooded by balikbayan boxes, vegetation, and juicy mangoes, to her winding path from medical school hopeful to restaurant critic.
Book review of The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich - BookPage
Apr 2, 2024 · Her memoir begins in a Florida courtroom where her mother faces a felony charge for shooting out a man’s window in retaliation for picking a mango from her tree. The case, and tree, are a touchstone throughout the book as Tometich navigates her life story.