The Seamstress: A Novel by Frances De Pontes Peebles

Enjoyable, Exciting And Superbly Written!

Winner of the Friends of American Writers Award for Fiction

As seamstresses, the young sisters EmÍlia and Luzia dos Santos know

how to cut, mend, and conceal—useful skills in the lawless backcountry of

Brazil, where ruthless land barons feud with bands of outlaw cangaceiros,

trapping innocent residents in the crossfire. EmÍlia, a naive romantic,

dreams of falling in love with a gentleman and escaping to a big city.

Quick-tempered Luzia also longs for escape, finding it in her craft and secret prayers to the saints she believes once saved her life. But when

Luzia is abducted by cangaceiros led by the infamous Hawk and EmÍlia

stumbles into a marriage with the son of a wealthy and politically powerful

doctor, the sisters quiet lives diverge in ways they never would have

imagined.

I am an avid reader who really enjoys literature. I could care less about

quickly-churned out genre fiction like mystery series or romances. So I was

absolutely delighted to read every delicious word of this novel. It is so

thoughtfully crafted and well put together. The use of parallel s torylines, for

example, is brilliant and perfectly executed.

Characters are deep and dimensional, situations real and complex (not to

be misunderstood for confusing), and the pacing is wonderful. If you like

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hemingway, Kingsolver, you will love Peebles.

She is a true talent and I hope she writes more novels in the very near

future. A must read!

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