Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

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Condición del ejemplar: Good. In the colorful, music-filled city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, Dona Flor is a gifted cooking teacher whose students adore her and whose dishes are famous throughout the neighborhood. She is also a young widow. Her first husband, Vadinho, was a handsome, charming gambler and irresistible scoundrel who drank, lost her money at the casinos and stayed out until dawn, but who filled her life with passion. When he drops dead in the street during Carnival, Flor is heartbroken. After a respectable period of mourning, she marries Dr. Teodoro Madureira, a kind, orderly and utterly dependable pharmacist who plays the bassoon in an amateur orchestra and gives her the stable, peaceful life she thought she wanted. Then, one night, Vadinho returns, as a ghost visible only to Flor, and as mischievous and seductive as ever. Torn between the security of her second marriage and the wild joy of her first, Flor must find a way to embrace both sides of her heart. Exuberant, sensual and wonderfully comic, Jorge Amado’s novel is a celebration of Bahian life, food, music and spirit, and one of the most beloved works of Brazilian literature. It inspired a celebrated film and remains a delight for readers who love magical, life-affirming storytelling.