Book Review of THE NEWSPAPER WIDOW, novel by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
University of San Tomas Publishing House, 2017, softcover, 238 pages, ISBN 9780715068116
"The Fictional Technique of Cecilia Brainard's The Newspaper Widow"
By Paulino Lim, Jr.
Read more »The author states that her original intention was to write a mystery about a priest found dead in a creek, but the character portrayal overshadowed the plot, elevating the novel above a page-turning whodunit. Still, the murder hooks the reader, and is rewarded with a satisfying conclusion.