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The Last Mango in Paris

Stephanie Zubiri
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What do we long for when home is no longer a place, but a memory?

In The Last Mango in Paris, Stephanie Zubiri weaves together personal essays, fictional stories, and lyrical reflections into a meditation on longing, identity, and belonging. Set between Paris and the Philippines, these interconnected pieces follow dreamers, lovers, exiles, and wanderers searching for meaning in the spaces between who they were and who they have become.

Threaded through every story is the mango—a symbol of sweetness, loss, memory, and transformation. As nostalgia collides with reinvention, Zubiri explores the bittersweet truth of migration, family, love, and self-discovery, revealing how life’s richest moments often emerge from what is bruised, broken, or left behind.

This is a love letter to places left behind, lives half-lived and fully felt, and the bittersweet beauty of savouring something before it slips away

Published: Feb/2027

ISBN: 9789815351897

Length: 280 Pages

The Last Mango in Paris

Stephanie Zubiri

What do we long for when home is no longer a place, but a memory?

In The Last Mango in Paris, Stephanie Zubiri weaves together personal essays, fictional stories, and lyrical reflections into a meditation on longing, identity, and belonging. Set between Paris and the Philippines, these interconnected pieces follow dreamers, lovers, exiles, and wanderers searching for meaning in the spaces between who they were and who they have become.

Threaded through every story is the mango—a symbol of sweetness, loss, memory, and transformation. As nostalgia collides with reinvention, Zubiri explores the bittersweet truth of migration, family, love, and self-discovery, revealing how life’s richest moments often emerge from what is bruised, broken, or left behind.

This is a love letter to places left behind, lives half-lived and fully felt, and the bittersweet beauty of savouring something before it slips away

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback
Amazon

Stephanie Zubiri

Stephanie Zubiri is a writer, storyteller, and founder of Soulful Feasts, a platform devoted to empowerment
through story work, embodiment, and holistic well-being. Based in Manila and working across Asia and beyond, her work explores personal myth, memory, and evolution, inviting people to examine the narratives that shape their lives and step into more authentic ways of being.

She is the author of Feast With Me, which received the Philippine National Book Award for Best Food Book
and was a finalist at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. She is also the author of Chalky the Chameleon, a children’s book celebrating neurodiversity inspired by her journey as a mother. Her writing has appeared in Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, BBC Travel, National Geographic, Departures, and The Philippine Star, where her long-running Feast with Me and Soulful Feasts columns reflect on travel, food, and identity.

A certified Jungian Depth Storyteller and Reiki practitioner, Stephanie is the creator of the Soulful Embodiment Practice, an experiential approach that blends intuitive movement, breathwork, meditation, and imaginal reflection. Drawing from archetypal psychology, personal mythology, and spiritual
traditions, she creates safe spaces that allow individuals, particularly women, to listen more deeply to their inner voice and embody their innate power.

Through retreats, workshops, and speaking engagements, Stephanie serves as an imaginal guide,
weaving inner exploration, alchemical storytelling, and tangible embodiment to help people navigate life’s thresholds with clarity, courage, and presence.

Connect with Stephanie on Instagram @stephaniezubiri