Product Description

Ilhéus in 1925 is a booming town with a record cacao crop and aspirations for progress, but the traditional ways prevail. When Colonel Mendonça discovers his wife in bed with a lover, he shoots and kills them both. Political contests, too, can be settled by gunshot...

No one imagines that a bedraggled migrant worker who turns up in town–least of all Gabriela herself–will be the agent of change. Nacib Saad has just lost the cook at his popular café and in desperation hires Gabriela. To his surprise she turns out to be a great beauty as well as a wonderful cook and an enchanting boon to his business. But what would people say if Nacib were to marry her?

Lusty, satirical and full of intrigue, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon is a vastly entertaining panorama of small town Brazilian life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138434 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-12
• Released on: 2006-09-12
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x .93" w x 5.17" l, .73 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Review
“An exciting and enjoyable romp of a book, rich in literary delights.” —The New York Times

“An enchanting and romantic novel . . . . A comedy vivid, believable, and entertaining.”—The Atlantic Monthly

“One hardly knows what to admire most: the dexterity with which [Amado] can keep half a dozen plots spinning, the gossamer texture of his writing, or his humor, tenderness and humanity.” —Saturday Review

“Gossipy, funny, very much alive.” —The New Yorker

“A twentieth-century Charles Dickens. . . . A master craftsman.”—The Nation

-- The Nation
"A twentieth-century Charles Dickens . . . a master craftsman . . . a great storyteller."

Ingram
The beloved Brazilian classic from the acclaimed author of "Dona Flor and her Two Husbands". One spring day in 1925, a disheveled Gabriela arrives in the seaside port of IlhEus and takes a job as cook in a local establishment in desperate need. Soon, the proprietor finds that he has the best business in town and that he employs the most sought-after woman.