Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
by Jorge Amado
Description
In the sun-drenched, vibrant city of Salvador, Bahia, Dona Flor, a respected cooking teacher, finds herself a widow after the death of her incorrigible and charmingly roguish first husband, Vadinho. Vadinho, a man of no moral scruples, lived a life of wine, women, and constant disappearance, leaving Dona Flor to manage their affairs. Just as she begins to find a semblance of stability with her new, more conventional husband, the ghost of Vadinho reappears, much to her bewilderment and delight. This enchanting novel explores themes of love, desire, freedom, and the complexities of a woman's heart caught between two vastly different worlds.
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paperback
New York : Knopf
Published Jan 1, 1969
582 pages
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First Published
1966
Language
por
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