Alentejo Blue
by Monica Ali | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0385604866 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0385604866 Global Overview for this book
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I really hope you like it :)
Thank you so much YellowBow for the wonderful Inter-National Exchange Rabck!. The book, Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali, arrived in a separate package but at the same time as all of the other wonderful goodies you sent to me. I love the magnetic 'Portugal' bookmark, its so pretty, the bookstring, delicious chocolates and lovely chatty postcard from Lisboa.
I am very interested in reading Alentejo Blue. From the cover:
Alentjo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa, told through the lives of those who live there and those who are just passing through - men and women, children and old men, locals, tourists and expatriates.
For some, such as Teresa, a beautiful, dreamy village girl, it is a place from which to escape; for others - the dysfunctional Potts family - it is a way of running from trouble (but not eluding it). Vasco, a cafe owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years in the States make him superior to the other villagers. One English tourist makes Mamarrosa the subject of her fantasy of a new life, while for her compatriots, a young engaged couple, Mamarrosa is where their dreams finally fall apart.
At the book's opening an old man reflects on his long and troubled life in this beautiful and seemingly tranquil setting, and anticipates the return of Marco Afonso Rodrigues, the prodigal son of the village and a symbol of this now fast-changing world. The homecoming is a subject of continuing speculation, and when Marco Afonso Rodrigues does finally appear, villagers, tourists and expatriates are brought together and their jealousies, passions and disappointments must inevitably collide...
I already feel attached to these characters and I am looking forward to reading this book very much. Thank you again YellowBow, you have been so generous!
I am very interested in reading Alentejo Blue. From the cover:
Alentjo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa, told through the lives of those who live there and those who are just passing through - men and women, children and old men, locals, tourists and expatriates.
For some, such as Teresa, a beautiful, dreamy village girl, it is a place from which to escape; for others - the dysfunctional Potts family - it is a way of running from trouble (but not eluding it). Vasco, a cafe owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years in the States make him superior to the other villagers. One English tourist makes Mamarrosa the subject of her fantasy of a new life, while for her compatriots, a young engaged couple, Mamarrosa is where their dreams finally fall apart.
At the book's opening an old man reflects on his long and troubled life in this beautiful and seemingly tranquil setting, and anticipates the return of Marco Afonso Rodrigues, the prodigal son of the village and a symbol of this now fast-changing world. The homecoming is a subject of continuing speculation, and when Marco Afonso Rodrigues does finally appear, villagers, tourists and expatriates are brought together and their jealousies, passions and disappointments must inevitably collide...
I already feel attached to these characters and I am looking forward to reading this book very much. Thank you again YellowBow, you have been so generous!
