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The extraordinary true story of a young woman from the Philippines who, aged 27, stood trial in the UK for the murder of her husband.
Even as a young child, Gina did all she could to help her family - working with her siblings on their hill farm and leaving home at 11 to become a live-in housemaid.
However a series of misfortunes meant that Gina became a burden and she vowed to repay her mother and father by earning the money for them to build a stone house.
Her quest took many turns - from the fleshpots of Manila to the jet-set worlds of New York and Brunei - until she fell in love with a British man. She married him and together they had a son.
She soon realised that she was married to an abusive bully, but she agreed to move to England to salvage their relationship. Driven close to madness by her husband's violence, Gina stabbed him. Suddenly she was facing a murder charge in a foreign land where she understood little of what was going on.
For a House Made of Stone is Gina's uniquely inspiring story of love, loss, survival and hope.
Even as a young child, Gina did all she could to help her family - working with her siblings on their hill farm and leaving home at 11 to become a live-in housemaid.
However a series of misfortunes meant that Gina became a burden and she vowed to repay her mother and father by earning the money for them to build a stone house.
Her quest took many turns - from the fleshpots of Manila to the jet-set worlds of New York and Brunei - until she fell in love with a British man. She married him and together they had a son.
She soon realised that she was married to an abusive bully, but she agreed to move to England to salvage their relationship. Driven close to madness by her husband's violence, Gina stabbed him. Suddenly she was facing a murder charge in a foreign land where she understood little of what was going on.
For a House Made of Stone is Gina's uniquely inspiring story of love, loss, survival and hope.