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Helena was a contented housewife and a mother to her five children until tragedy struck their home in Negros Occidental. She had no choice but to leave her family behind in order to support the education of her children. She worked as a domestic helper and baby sitter for an Arabian family in Jeddah. She tried to endure every task at hand with an optimistic mind and expectant heart but little did she know that her journey in a foreign land will bring her to a point of deep anguish and solitude. Sariah, being Helena's eldest and only daughter, is left with the responsibility of looking after her brothers. Communication was apparently important to both Helena and Sariah at first, nonetheless, it ceased for no apparent reason. Though she was frustrated at not being able to contact her mother, Sariah became determined to finish her studies and somehow managed to work part-time just to support her brothers. A series of unfortunate events in the family occurred as the months and years passed by, but Helena remained passive. No letters and phone calls were received. Curious with the whereabouts of her mother, Sariah decides to go to Jeddah after her college graduation to search for Helena. An appalling revelation awaits her as she discovers the memories that her mother had of Jeddah. What surprise awaits Sariah as she tries to track down her mother and connect every situation that she has in her hands? Will she be able to reunite with Helena in Jeddah? Will she take on a similar journey towards the fullfilment of her heart's desires? Learn more from the experiences, toils and aspirations of Helena and Sariah in Memories of Jeddah, an OFW novel based on a true story. This novel became the basis for the episode in Tadhana, an OFW anthology show in GMA 7, last February 24, 2018
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