When the Rainbow Goddess Wept PB_Gift_Guide “There’s nothing to be scared

“There’s nothing to be scared of

If they refuse

During a time racked by war and environmental catastrophe

Mike Schafer

When the Rainbow Goddess Wept PB_Gift_Guide “There’s nothing to be scaredSet against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's brilliant novel weaves myth and legend together with the suffering and tragedies of the Filipino people. When nine year old Yvonne flees with her family into the jungle to join the resistance effort, she witnesses death and destruction on an almost unimaginable scale. In the face of terror and despair, she finds comfort in the stories her people