Roselle Lim was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada as a child. She lived in north Scarborough in a diverse, Asian neighbourhood. She found her love of writing by listening to her lola (paternal grandmother's) stories about Filipino folktales. Growing up in a household where Chi...
Reports on Summit Media's success in the book publishing industry in the Philippines. Success of the Philippine publisher's books that cater to young Filipinas; Adoption of Bridget Jones' dilemmas to the cultural values of young, single working Filipinas; Success of "The Breakup Diaries," by ...
When Natalie and Alex unearth an old cookbook in a hidden cupboard, they find handwritten recipes that reveal old secrets. With the help of locals, the Morgen sisters begin to unravel the relationship between Violette, a young islander whose family ran the guesthouse during WWII, and Rainier, a...
The paper analyzes Philippine chick literature by Summit Publishing 鈥 the first to come out with local chick literature via the Summit Books 鈥 and as a by-product of its magazine Cosmopolitan Philippines.This study delves into chick lit's existence given these context(s): 1. the dynamics...