"Definitely a political novel. More than the individual story of a mother watching her sons grow and plunge into real life, Dekada '70 is an indictment of martial law, and here, Lualhati minces no worlds." - Female Forum, November 21, 1983

The '70s

Amanda Bartolome lives the life of a typical middle-class woman. She is Julian’s wife and the mother of five sons. In their subdivision, her biggest problem is that their neighbors never stop complaining about the brazen young Bartolome boys.<br /><br />But the martial law era is no ordinary time. Led by their eldest son Jules and his involvement in the bloody revolution, the family will inevitably face the violence of Ferdinand Marcos’s regime. As her children are shaped by the gruesome decade and find their own purpose amidst the turmoil, Amanda questions and discovers for herself what her role really is as a mother, as a woman, and as a Filipino.<br /><br />"Definitely a political novel. More than the individual story of a mother watching her sons grow and plunge into real life, Dekada '70 is an indictment of martial law, and here, Lualhati minces no words." —Female Forum, November 21, 1983

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