Debbie Harpham

About The Mango Bride

TWO WOMEN, TWO CULTURES AND THE FIGHT TO FIND A NEW LIFE IN AMERICA, DESPITE THE SECRETS OF THE PAST…

Banished by her wealthy Filipino family in Manila, Amparo Guerrero travels to Oakland, California, to forge a new life. Although her mother labels her life in exile a diminished one, Amparo believes her struggles are a small price to pay for freedom…

Like Amparo, Beverly Obejas – an impoverished Filipina waitress – forsakes Manila and comes to Oakland as a mail order bride in search of a better life. Yet even in the land of plenty, Beverly fails to find the happiness and prosperity she envisioned.

As Amparo works to build the immigrant’s dream, she becomes entangled in the chaos of Beverly’s immigrant nightmare. Their unexpected collision forces both of them to make terrible choices and confront a life-changing secret, but through it all they hold fast to family in all its enduring and surprising transformations.

Praise for The Mango Bride

 “Writing with sensitivity and humor, Marivi Soliven creates a brilliantly detailed picture of Philippine life at home and in America in this panoramic story of one Manila family.”—Drusilla Campbell, author of When She Came Home

Coming to the Big Screen

The Mango Bride, Ms. Soliven’s debut novel, is coming to the big screen! A film adaptation contract has been signed with Regal Entertainment Films, the oldest surviving movie studio in the Philippines!

Schedule Your Book Club Visit

Author visits with Ms. Soliven are available to bookclubs via Novel Network.