{"product_id":"mud-on-the-moon-nita-noveno-9781636284910","title":"Mud on the Moon: A Hybrid Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"A beautiful story of a daughter in the act of knowing her father. . . . stitching and restitching memories, records, artifacts, history, mystery, and fiction.\"--Ananda Lima, author of Mother\/land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMud on the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e by Nita Noveno is a hybrid memoir that weaves a daughter's journey of discovering her Filipino immigrant father's hidden past with imaginative storytelling, offering a look into migration, identity, and the intergenerational legacies that shape who we are. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMud on the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a hybrid memoir that intertwines a daughter's exploration of her Filipino immigrant father's obscured past with a reimagined version of his untold story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Southeast Alaska, Nita Noveno traces the legacy of her father, who arrived in the US in 1928 as part of a wave of Filipino men seeking better opportunities through manual labor in agriculture and other industries. The book alternates between Nita's coming-of-age story and imagined chapters of her father's life, revealing the gaps and silences that lie between their experiences. With a blend of personal and historical imagery, Mud on the Moon offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Filipino immigrants in America. It is a meditation on how family, memory, and identity are shaped by the stories we inherit, both spoken and unspoken, across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nita Noveno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636284914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636284910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026","brand":"Nita Noveno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588395348223,"sku":"9781636284910","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mud-on-the-moon-nita-noveno-9781636284910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}