![]() ![]() They are not actually related, but were the best friends of her deceased mother, and continually shower her with love and judgment. Once home, in small town, Shady Palms, Illinois, she has to run the gauntlet of her gossipy, matchmaking aunties-the trio of godmothers (“Ninang”) April, Mae, and June -which she fondly calls the “Calendar Crew”. She thus abandons her food management studies and dream of one day running her own cafe. ![]() She caught her lover (the shifty and nefarious Sam) in bed with her neighbors (yes, plural). ![]() Lila, at age twenty-five, moves back home from Chicago, not only to soothe the scars of a horrendous break-up, but also to hopefully save Tita (Aunt) Rosie’s failing restaurant. Manasala paints a delightful cast of engaging multi-dimensional characters that one can’t help but become attached to. ![]()
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