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Violeta among the Stars
Dulce Maria Cardoso
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Description for Violeta among the Stars
Paperback.
suddenly
I should have stayed at home, I should have stayed at home, I should have stayed at home, for some time, seconds, hours, I can do nothing,
suddenly I stop
Violeta is driving along a lonely stretch of late-night motorway, in the midst of a fearsome storm. When her tired eyes close for just a second, her car veers off the road, rolls down a muddy embankment, over and over, and comes to rest on an empty stretch of sodden ground.
And as she lies amid the wreckage of her car, suspended between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529415131
SKU
9781529415131
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Dulce Maria Cardoso
Dulce Maria Cardoso is a Portuguese writer, who spent her childhood in Luanda, Angola after her parents moved there when she was an infant. Her family returned to Portugal following the Angolan War of Independence in 1975. She studied law at the University of Lisbon and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer. Her first novel, Campo de ... Read more
Reviews for Violeta among the Stars
A vibrant style, a brilliant novel
De Standaard
Every word is in the right place and the result is pure music
De Volkskrant
A devastating novel
Matricule des Anges
A powerful, moving monologue that weaves intimate voices with the history of contemporary Portugal
Véronique Rossignol
Livre Hebdo
Exceptional ... absolutely compelling ... Read more
De Standaard
Every word is in the right place and the result is pure music
De Volkskrant
A devastating novel
Matricule des Anges
A powerful, moving monologue that weaves intimate voices with the history of contemporary Portugal
Véronique Rossignol
Livre Hebdo
Exceptional ... absolutely compelling ... Read more