Into the unsettled life of a young Portuguese graduate comes the sensuous and uninhibited Luisa, a gypsy princess. The year is 1974, the hated Salazar is still in power and the turmoil of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I really got caught up in this novel. Set in the turbulent 1970's in Portugal, most of it takes place in a small coastal village, where strange people and strange things abound... Not as truly strange as Louis de Bernieres (sp?) -- this has more of a subtle dreamlike/fable quality that I really enjoyed.A really good first novel. Looking forward to seeing more from Dearing.
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