The Bamboo Stalk Imagination witnessing the birth of a

witnessing the birth of a rainbow after sunrise

Jeddah and Istanbul

Suffering at the hands of her abusive husband

Two rivers

when and how to cultivate these trees and palms in your own garden

The Bamboo Stalk Imagination witnessing the birth of aJosephine comes to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid. She meets Rashid, and with all the wide eyed naivety of youth, believes she has found true love. But when she becomes pregnant, and with the rumble of the Gulf War growing louder, Rashid abandons her and sends her home with their baby son, Jos. Brought up struggling with his dual identity in the Philippines, Jos clings to the hope of returning to his fathers country when he turns