This haunting and compelling novel of a Filipino boy sent to America by his parents to escape the brutal Marcos regime is a story of hope set against a backdrop of abuse and alienation. Following the Filipino tradition of writing letters to the ghosts of ancestors, Bong Bong Luwad begins to write letters to the ghost of Montgomery Clift, at first asking to be reunited with his family, but as he undergoes the pains of adolescence, sexual discovery, and mental illness, the letters form a journal of self-discovery.

NoAl Alumit is also the author of two one-man shows, "The Rice Room "which was voted one of the best solo shows of the year by "The San Francisco Bay Guardian," and 2002's "Master of the (Miss) Universe," named by the "Los Angeles Times "as a Theater Best Bet. He lives in Los Angeles.

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