The 207-page book was published in Manila by Limbagang Banahaw during the American era in Philippine history (1898-1946).

[1] In 2004, the Ateneo de Manila University Press republished Ipaghiganti Mo Ako...!

by pairing it with Isabelo de los Reyes's Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol ("The Ring of the Marble Maiden").

Both tackles romance and relationship during wartime, wherein the characters "deal with forked road of separation" and reunion after the revelation of secrets.

Geli and her mother, together with other Filipinos in the affected provinces in Luzon, had to flee their homes and became displaced.