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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

About

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein left the Philippines for the United States to work as a member of an international team for a research project on the roles of women as portrayed on television across five countries.  She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and has worked for organizations such as the East-West Center, the Smithsonian and public television.  She consults on communication for development and strategic communications for international and non-profit organizations.  She also writes regularly about organizations and campaigns using crowdfunding and social giving strategies for community development initiatives in the developing world.  She is married and has two children.   She is an avid traveler and a lover of books and music. 

Fatal Rivalry: Part Three of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Fatal Rivalry: Part Three of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. When Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066, no one was there to resist him. King Harold Godwineson was in the north, fighting his brother Tostig and a fierce Viking invasion. How could this have happened? Why would Tostig turn traitor to wreak revenge on his brother?<br />The Sons of Godwine were not always enemies. It took a massive Northumbrian uprising to tear them apart, making Tostig an exile and Harold his sworn enemy. And when 1066 came to an end, all the Godwinesons were dead except one: Wulfnoth, hostage in Normandy. For two generations, Godwine and his sons were a mighty force, but their power faded away as the Anglo-Saxon era came to a close.</p>

Story Behind The Book

A riveting story of a young girl of fifteen who was one of the thousands arrested when then President, Ferdinand Marcos, declared martial law in the Philippines and installed a dictatorial and repressive regime. Hers is a story of innocence lost, of incarceration without being charged and of the pernicious effects imprisonment had on her.

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<p><q><em>This true story of a young innocent girl brutalised by a despotic regime is a despairingly common story. Her own government betrayed her youthful ideals and aspirations.  While it is an account of one life among many that endured such upheaval, it is a compelling warning.</em></q></p> <p><em><q>I saw the best and worst of Filipino society while working as a journalist in the Philippines' during Marcos' reign.  That dark era showed how politics can devastate democratic ideals.  Sadly in such a beautiful country, politics and violence have traditionally been combined and distorted to always benefit a select few.</q>    </em></p> <p>                                                                 - Mark Toohey </p> <p>                                                                   Journalist/Lawyer</p> <p>                                                                  Sydney, Australia </p> <p>                                                               </p>