"Cecilia Andersen paints a vivid word picture of a young girl, driven into the jungle for her own safety during WWII in the Philippines. The story packs an emotional wallop that combines with a compelling plot in a true-to-life historical setting. The reader will tremble with the heroine's terror and will delight at her discoveries in this extraordinary autobiographical novel. This is reality writing, and readers will love it!" -- Dr. Kathleen E. Assar,Vice President (Retired)Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona "This is a powerful tale told from the point of view of a survivor of many horrific, terrible things. It happens at a place and time that I, and most twenty-something Americans, are unfamiliar with but that I find incredibly engaging." -- Patrick, PCC. Tucson, Arizona "This material is so riveting, so compelling, it is hard to put it down."-- Cheryl White, PCC. Tucson, ArizonaCecilia Andersen, Ph.D. has been an educator for over 50 years teaching English and related subjects at the college and university level. She has been honored with several awards for teaching. A native of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, Cecilia has served in a number of Philippine community organizations across the United States. She returned to her native home in 2004 to begin her research for this novel. She resides now, with her husband, in Bella Vista, Arkansas.