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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon
Author: Jorge Amado, James L. Taylor (Translator), William Grossman (Translator)
One bright spring day in 1925, Gabriela arrives from the poverty-stricken backwoods of Brazil to the lively seaside port of IlhÉus amid a flock of filthy migrant workers. Though wearing rags and covered in dirt, she attracts the attention of Nacib, a cafe owner, who is in desperate need of a new cook. So dire is his situation that he hire...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380754700
ISBN-10: 0380754703
Publication Date: 2/1991
Pages: 425
Edition: Reissue
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4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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jareylee avatar reviewed Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon on + 25 more book reviews
Delightful. Wonderful protrayal of a village and its people, their needs, desires, understandings and manipulations of each other. Recommended.
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Excellent story--by the author of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
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Set in Brazil, this novel focuses on a peasant girl who becomes the chef in a cafe, transforming it into a prosperous business while she becomes the most sought after woman in the area-and her boss the one who is the most obsessed with her.


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