Flight of the hermit crab : memoirs of WWII / by Ester Vallado Daroy
Title
Flight of the hermit crab : memoirs of WWII / by Ester Vallado Daroy
Subject
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Escoda, Josefa Llanes.
Women and war--Philippines.; Daroy, Ester Vallado.
Description
Personal account narrating the experiences of a Filipino girl, who was born and raised in pre-war Corregidor. She was in Manila and Baguio during the war, later evacuating to Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan with a brief stay in Mabalacat.
Told in literary style, this book focuses on specific individuals (women heroes among others) and incidents, emphasizing the experience and the author’s impressions rather than on historical facts.
She has also written other works of fiction on which include the war (such as "Nobody Gathers Sea Shells and Gun Shells Anymore")
Told in literary style, this book focuses on specific individuals (women heroes among others) and incidents, emphasizing the experience and the author’s impressions rather than on historical facts.
She has also written other works of fiction on which include the war (such as "Nobody Gathers Sea Shells and Gun Shells Anymore")
Creator
Daroy, Ester Vallado
Publisher
Quezon City : Central Book Supply, c2007
Date
2007
Format
23 x 15 cm.
Language
English
Type
Softbound
Identifier
9789716917208
Call Number
D 810 .W7 D27 2007
Accession Number
16633
Pagination
239 p.
Files
Collection
Citation
Daroy, Ester Vallado, “Flight of the hermit crab : memoirs of WWII / by Ester Vallado Daroy,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed June 14, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/919.