Orange: The Color of Sunset

When Filipino American Cris and rural beauty Anna are drawn into a ten-day whirlwind romance, their short summer together unfolds as a love story for the Philippines, and years later blossoms into a love story for God.

“... Our country is broken, but it’s still beautiful. I hope you get to know it someday...”

“... As all signs, including you, pointed to 'No', I brushed it all aside and still believed in YES...“

“... I believe in God. And I will always believe in you, too. I don't know where such faith will take me. I just know it will take me to someplace very good..."

STORY FEATURES

- Theme #1 (Sub-theme): Coming of age love story

- Theme #2 (Main Theme): Love Story for the Philippines

- Theme #3 (Main Theme): Love Story for God

- Written in shifting first person perspective (girl / boy shifting 1st person POV)

- ⭐ Colloquial, informal tone / language (as a young adult would say, think, and act)

- 73,000 words, 230 pages

NARRATIVE STYLE

- Start on a light note, utilizing the typical boy-meets-girl story (sub-theme).

- Plant and gradually grow the more serious main themes (e.g. via subtext, et. al.)

- Share / reveal main themes at their corresponding optimal times—however...

- ... always stay aligned to the above sub-theme (love story) and character voices, e.g. two young adults telling us—in their own words, manner, and deepest thoughts—what happened to them that summer.

MISCELLANEOUS TAGS

(related topics)

Philippines

-- Politician, Senator, Politics, Exile

-- Third World Democracy, Voting

-- Filipino Masses (Masa)

-- Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)

-- Rural Philippine Provinces

-- Ilocos Norte, Luzon

God

-- Personal Relationship with God

-- Deep Friendship with God

-- Unshakable Faith in God

-- Outpouring / Overflow of God’s love

-- St. Therese of Lisieux, The Little Way

-- Christian Religion / Christianity

New Adult, Coming of Age

-- Summer vacation after college

-- De La Salle University (DLSU)

-- Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)

-- Saint Pedro Poveda College / Institucion Teresiana (IT)

-- New Adult / Young Adult Fiction

* Copyright National Library of the Philippines, under the author’s registered name