Winner of the Friends of American Writers Award for Fiction
As seamstresses, the young sisters Emilia and Luzia dos Santos
know how to cut, mend, and conceal--useful skills in the lawless
backcountry of Brazil, where ruthless land barons feud with bands
of outlaw cangaceiros, trapping innocent residents in the
crossfire. Emilia, a naive romantic, dreams of falling in love with
a gentleman and escaping to a big city. Quick-tempered Luzia also
longs for escape, finding it in her craft and secret prayers to the
saints she believes once saved her life. But when Luzia is abducted
by cangaceiros led by the infamous Hawk and Emilia stumbles into a
marriage with the son of a wealthy and politically powerful doctor,
the sisters' quiet lives diverge in ways they never would have
imagined.
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