{"product_id":"a-tooth-in-my-popsicle-and-other-ebullient-essays-on-becoming-filipino-paperback","title":"A Tooth in My Popsicle: And Other Ebullient Essays on Becoming Filipino - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Haldane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when an award-winning American journalist leaves California for the southern Philippines to begin again?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing his longtime job at the Los Angeles Times and growing weary of rising costs and life in the United States, David Haldane and his Filipino wife, Ivy, make a radical choice: leave America behind and build a new life in Mindanao, the place she once called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is funny, moving, bewildering, and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these lively personal essays, Haldane writes about culture shock, family, faith, food, marriage, immigration, construction disasters, tropical setbacks, island beauty, and the daily surprises of becoming part of a world that is at once foreign and deeply welcoming. Along the way, he and Ivy renew their vows on Siargao Island, build a dream home overlooking the sea, navigate illness, bureaucracy, power outages, parenthood, and the emotional complexity of starting over in another country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, witty, and deeply human, A Tooth in My Popsicle is a memoir-in-essays about love, reinvention, cross-cultural marriage, and what it means to find home in an unexpected place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy travel memoirs, expat stories, cultural essays, and humorous nonfiction about rebuilding a life abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53035321950432,"sku":"9781685131111","price":32.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/UnTLVyfFT89781685131111.webp?v=1781507803","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tooth-in-my-popsicle-and-other-ebullient-essays-on-becoming-filipino-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}