Amalya's Beads

Journeys Along a Philippine River

Dina Wood Kageler

$55.95 $47.60

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Pleasant Cotton Books
12 June 2023

Biography: general; Asian history; Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Geographical discovery & exploration

I watch from between slats in the wall of our house, shamelessly spying, yet I stare, breathless, and can't turn away. I sear this image into my brain-this moment, so special and beautiful. And so entirely ordinary. -Journal, August 21, 1972

This is a book of stories. This is a book of history. This is a book of tradition, drama and mystery. The U.S. Peace Corps provided Dina an avenue out of the only world she had known, and took her into the mountainous regions of the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippine archipelago where she lived among people whose lives were little known beyond their mountain homeland. Dina's stories are crafted from her detailed journals and letters home. The stories reﬂect the culture and lives of the ethnic Manobo people as well as the Philippine towns and cities of the time, including the seismic shifts

in national politics and daily lives when the nation's autocratic ruler declared martial law.

People here are scared. Rumors are rampant, but facts are few. Stories tangle over time, facts get twisted, and no one actually knows much. You can't be sure of anything until it happens right in front of you, and then it's too late. -Journal, October 3, 1972

By: Dina Wood Kageler
Imprint: Pleasant Cotton Books
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9781954744981
ISBN 10: 1954744986
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 12 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dina Wood Kageler is a storyteller and adventurer who grew up in Texas and journeyed through islands of the Pacific in the early 1970s. Settling in Hawai`i, she has for many years been a respected visual, vocal and performing artist and arts educator. Today she lives on several acres of treefern and `ōhi`a forest in the uplands of the Island of Hawai`i with her botanist husband and two entrepreneurial adult children. Finding inspiration in true-life stories and from the rainforest around her, Dina writes, works with clay, mosaics, pen and ink, and creates hand-dyed textiles and quilts. She dances Hawaiian hula and plays the ukulele and slack key guitar in the Hawaiian style alongside some talented musician friends. She walks on Kīlauea volcano, inspired to catch songs, find harmonies or chant into the wind.