The Betrayed, Reine Arcache Melvin
The Betrayed, Reine Arcache Melvin
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The Betrayed

Author: Reine Arcache Melvin

Narrator: Nicole Guanco-Murphy

Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022

Synopsis

Set during a time of political upheaval and civil unrest, The Betrayed tells a sensual and sprawling story about two sisters who love the same man. Passionately told, and portraying a Philippines rarely seen in fiction, Reine Archache Melvin’s American debut is a gripping, sensual story that readers will not soon forget. Shy, idealistic Pilar is resolved to carry on her dead father’s fight against the dictatorial regime in control of their homeland, while her flamboyant older sister Lali reacts to their father’s death by marrying the enemy—Arturo, the dictator’s godson. Each sister is prey to her desires and ambitions as she tries to find her place in a rapidly changing world. Taking in the Philippines’ troubled history from the Marcos dictatorship to the establishment of the current autocratic regime, and expertly layering into this timely story many aspects of the human condition, The Betrayed is a complex and luminous novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on March 03, 2024

A story I usually like to read. It is nothing special but engaging. Sydney a law student comes home when her sister is murdered. She is from a very wealth family in Washington D.C. She works with the cops when someone attacks her thinking she was getting to close to what happened to her sister. Euge......more

Goodreads review by Julie on June 20, 2018

This book really kept me intrigued until the final chapters and then the ending was kinda "blah". A Washington DC journalist ends up murdered after researching unethical procedures that were done on mentally challenged patients in the 50's and 60's. Is her family somehow involved or is it coincident......more

Goodreads review by Tomi on March 18, 2022

Published in 2006, this book has an eerie connection to today’s vaccine-crazy world. Well-written and intriguing-although I really wish people wouldn’t fall into bed with mere acquaintances so quickly.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on December 21, 2021

This is my first by David Hosp and it will not be my last. Even though I found his writing sometimes melodramatic, it did not get in the way of a stelar story. It's a great plot and well told even with the underestimating of his readers.......more

Goodreads review by Leonie on July 23, 2023

Very much enjoyed and the plot was good, kept you going.......more

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