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Synopsis
Alentejo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa told through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through - men and women, children and old people, 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 café owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years in America 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 the subject of continuing speculation, and when Marco Afonso Rodrigues does finally appear, villagers, tourists and expatriates are brought together and jealousies, passions and disappointments must inevitably collide.
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"'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime'" (Sunday Times)
"'Brick Lane has everything: richly complex characters, a gripping story and it's funny too'" (Observer)
"'The kind of novel that surprises one with its depth and dash; it is a novel that will last'" (Guardian)
"'The joy of this book is its marriage of a wonderful writer with a fresh, rich and hidden world.Her achievement is huge. This is a book written with love and compassion'" (Evening Standard)
"'A wonderful first novel.Ali's writing is stunning, almost poetic at times, and she has a beautifully inventive turn of phrase" (Mail on Sunday)
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An evocative tale of belonging and exile by one of Britain's best young novelists.
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- PublisherBlack Swan
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0552155470
- ISBN 13 9780552155472
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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