Letters left behind by her late father.

When Letecia discovers a box of letters left behind by her late father, she sets out on a journey that carries her far beyond the life she thought she knew.

Moving between the Philippines, England, France, and the United States, Under the Mango Tree traces how love, absence, and family history travel across generations, sometimes spoken, often not.

Along the way, Letecia encounters half-siblings, inherited choices, and the quiet weight of lives shaped by war, migration, and distance.

At its heart, this is a novel about the unseen connections that bind us: between parent and child, sibling and stranger, home and the places we leave behind.

It is about how meaning is passed on, not through grand declarations, but through small acts, remembered places, and the decision to remain present.