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A Promise In Portugal

Janet Azevedo

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At 81 years old, Evalina da Rosa, avery wealthy widow, decided to begin her life anew. She had surviveda marriage of 60 years to a man whose moral code was non-existent. But her essential optimism ha...
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At 81 years old, Evalina da Rosa, avery wealthy widow, decided to begin her life anew. She had surviveda marriage of 60 years to a man whose moral code was non-existent. But her essential optimism had not faded, only dimmed. She wasdetermined to find joy before she passed on to the next world and hermethods were distinctly at odds with 1901 Lisbon society. She placedan ad in the city's largest newspaper requesting applicants for anopen position - her husband.Shortly before the time that Evalinadecided to embark on the scandalous scheme, the young Miguel Machadowas departing his native island of Terceira for the big city ofLisbon in an effort to find the financial wherewithal to return tothe Azore Islands to marry the beautiful but more well-to-do MariaBarcelos.The journey that brings these two veryunique individuals into the same sphere raises themes of love,courage, intrigue, murder and a final redemption that touches each oftheir core beings and changes their lives forever.
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