{"product_id":"meant-to-be-in-manila-by-mica-de-leon-9789815266122","title":"Meant to be in Manila","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eLove Hard\u003c\/em\u003e in this romantic comedy about a Filipino history teacher and a Canadian-Filipino urban architect exploring Manila in search of lost love—and falling in love along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eLove Hard\u003c\/em\u003e in this RomCom set on a walking tour of Manila, Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSophia Eunice \"Piayaya\" Hermosa, a former Philippine history teacher and a believer in meant-to-be, is on a plane back home to Manila after being ghosted by her Canadian boyfriend—whom she uprooted her life for—just as she arrived in Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael Alfonso \"Rafal\" Herbert, an urban housing architect and artist, is going home to his father's homeland, the Philippines, to chase after the girl who ghosted him and convince her of his love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy some miracle of the romantic comedy gods, Sophia and Raphael meet on the plane bound for Manila and strike a bargain to help each other with their respective ghost-ers. Raphael will pretend to be her fiancé at her brother's wedding, and Sophia will drive him around the city to look for the girl he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs they search for closure from their failed relationships and tour Manila along the way, it won't be long until they find out that they're exactly where they're meant to be—with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455623479532,"sku":"9789815266122","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81LDFItlhHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774789200","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/meant-to-be-in-manila-by-mica-de-leon-9789815266122","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}