nic ity ▁and ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁sister s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁up he aval . ▁She ▁became ▁an ▁advert ising ▁copy writer ▁at ▁George ▁P atter son ' s ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁there ▁since . ▁It ▁is ▁there ▁that ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁ment or ▁Bry ce ▁Court ney , ▁who ▁continu ously ▁insp ires ▁her ▁to ▁improve ▁her ▁work . ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁Mary kn oll ▁College . ▁She ▁is ▁inf am ous ▁for ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁we ave ▁the ▁political ▁struggle ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁so ▁well ▁into ▁her ▁fiction , ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁compared ▁with ▁Isabel ▁All ende , ▁a ▁successful ▁mag ical ▁real ist ▁Chile an ▁novel ist . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁Louis ▁Bra ille ▁Ad ult ▁Audio ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁her ▁novel ▁On ▁the ▁God dess ▁Rock ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Some ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁are ▁her ▁nov els : ▁The ▁Last ▁Time ▁I ▁saw ▁my ▁Mother ▁and ▁E ating ▁Fire ▁and ▁Dr inking ▁Water . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// www . random house . com / author / results . pper l ? author id = 4 5 9 6 ▁ ▁http :// www . most ly f iction . com / world / ch ai . htm ▁ ▁http :// www . a ust lit . edu . au