A masterpiece that illustrates a child’s longing for the warmth of her parents, and a wife’s yearning of her husband’s love like a thirsty dry land wishing for water or dew. The novel “Uhaw ang Tigang na Lupa” was Arceo’s first blockbuster in the world of prose. “Kung gabi ay hinahanap ko ang kaaliwang idinudulot ng isang amang nagsasalaysay ukol sa mga kapre at nuno at ukol sa magagandang ada at prinsesa, ng isang nagmamasid at nakangiting ina, ng isang pulutong ng nakikinig na magaganda at masasayang bata.” As to the influence, number and quality of her works, I think no female writer exceeds her genius. “Titser” is just one of the works of Arceo that had really shown her brilliance in writing. The reality the novel expresses was just what makes it extremely admirable. She wasn’t the a usual central persona with idealistic traits, but she’s just like any other existing being with strengths and weaknesses, making me conceive that I am just reading a journal or anecdote of someone. But what struck me the most was the main character Amelita. I personally have read the book the plot was not that dynamic and sentiments weren’t that extreme. Even they are discriminated, especially by Amelita’s mother in the end they had proven the value of their chosen profession. Liwayway Arceo’s “TITSER” is a Palanca awarded novel about the struggles of the couple Amelita and Mauro as they chose the course of being low-paid teachers despite of practicality.
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