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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Harriet de Onís

4/5 ( ratings)

It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her first husband’s amorous attentions; and one evening Vadinho himself appears by her bed, as lusty as ever, to claim his marital rights.

Language: English

Pages: 576

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: September 12, 2006

ISBN: 0307276643

ISBN 13: 9780307276643

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Harriet de Onís

4/5 ( ratings)

It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her first husband’s amorous attentions; and one evening Vadinho himself appears by her bed, as lusty as ever, to claim his marital rights.

Language: English

Pages: 576

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage

Release: September 12, 2006

ISBN: 0307276643

ISBN 13: 9780307276643

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