Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
of Jorge Amado, Harriet de OnĂs (Translator)
Description
It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraesâa gambler notorious for never winningâdies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her first husbandâs amorous attentions; and one evening Vadinho himself appears by her bed, as lusty as ever, to claim his marital rights.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 576 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date September 12th 2006
- First Publication 10/28/66
- Language English
- ISBN 9780307276643
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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