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The Book Of Life And Death: a Filipina working as a caretaker keeps a special photo album and a few secrets of her own.(FICTION)(Reprint)
EVER SINCE I left the Philippines to try my luck overseas, I've been lugging around a series of mismatched plastic-covered photo albums and scrapbooks I call the Book of Life and Death. When I start a new album, I tape a ribbon to the center page, splitting the photo book into two chapters: life and death. I fill the pages of each album with snapshots of those who have just taken their first breath and those who have taken their last.
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Without my mother's help, my collection would be incomplete. Whenever someone is born or dies back home, my mother grabs the elbow of the person with the camera and begs, "Don't forget reprints for ...
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