Staggeringly heart-wrenching. Galvao writes the story of a man who loses his identity and runs for his life. The two women who love him - his wife in Portugal and his "second" in Newfoundland - have their own trajectories and connections, redolent with suffering, together and separately.
Beautifully written and profoundly insightful about 1950s European culture in ways most of us have forgotten. You may prefer one Maria more than the other, but you'll empathize with both. Recommended for those who like family stories and historical adventures. I could hardly put it down.
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