Historical Romance, Women’s Fiction
Set in the tumultuous period of Guam
history, between the Spanish-American War and World War II, the lives
and loves of three Chamorro women unfold amid the changes and challenges
around them. Sixteen-year old Amanda falls of a navy seaman who leaves
her with child. Her daughter Sylvia grows up an illegitimate orphan. Yet
she finds happiness with Tino Camacho, who loves her despite her
scandalous background. Life teaches their daughter, the level-headed
Vivian Camacho, that falling for an American navy man is futile, like
reaching for the moon.
Cultural
and racial prejudices increase the distance. Vivian avoids such futility
until the handsome Philip Avery, an up-and-coming naval engineer,
enters her life as an upstairs tenant newly assigned to Guam. Vivian
falls in love with him but knows nothing can come of it. Philip is from a
different world, one of wealth, rank, and privilege. Vivian is a simple
island girl who lives under naval government rule. Philip is a man well
beyond her reach. He is as distant from her world as the moon; he is
the mansion there. Philip falls in love also, but his career comes
first. Both deny their feelings for each other; their love cannot be.
But love knows no distance, sees no differences.
About the Author
C.
Sablan Gault, a native born Chamorro, began her writing career in
advertising. She holds a BA in Anthropology and studied journalism. She
worked as an advertising assistant, newspaper reporter, feature writer,
and columnist. She then served as press secretary to a Guam governor, a
legislator, and to Guam’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
She also worked as a writer and researcher for a Guam political status
education commission. She and her husband David, a Vietnam-era Seabee,
live in Guam.
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