Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Fantasy Keywords: queer sci-fi

Keywords: queer sci-fi

Jackson stumbles through desire and misfortune while figuring out what the world wants from him and what he’s willing to sell it

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Banana Heart Summer By Merlinda Bobis [English, Softbound] Fantasy Keywords: queer sci-fiA lyrical coming of age story set in the heat and hunger of a small Filipino town, Banana Heart Summer is a sensuous and haunting exploration of love, memory, and food. Merlinda Bobis serves up a feast of smoky coconut chicken, sticky rice with anise, and the ache of longing that lingers like spice on the tongue. Through the eyes of a young girl named Nenita, the novel captures the delicate balance between love and anger, family and self, poverty and