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Doubleday, 2006. Hardcover. Fine. SIGNED As new, FINE condition. "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 cafe 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…
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- Title Alentejo Blue SIGNED
- Author Ali, Monica
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- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Doubleday, UK
- Date 2006
- ISBN 9780385611299
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London, United Kingdom: Doubleday, 2006. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition. One of 1000 numbered limited edition copies in a matching blue stamped slipcase SIGNED by Monica Ali on the half-title page..
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