Queiroz, Rachel De

New York. 1984. February 1984. Avon/Bard. 1st American Edition. Good in Worn Wrappers. 0380848228. Paperback Original. Translated from the Portuguese by Dorothy Scott Loos. 281 pages. paperback. Cover art by D. Pacinelli. keywords: Literature Translated Brazil Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A TRAGIC BOND - Her mother is the coldly beautiful mistress of a rich Brazilian estate. And Dora, nearly crushed by her mother's domination, is about to become a woman in one violent moment of passion. A highly acclaimed psychological novel, DORA, DORALINA immerses us in an unforgettable story of love, betrayal, and the bond between mother and daughter which not even death can break. Written with extraordinary insight, it lays bare the lives of two women, their innermost feelings of pain and fulfillment, and their fatal rivalry for a man they both want. As a young woman's torment drives her from the vast, isolated fazendas of the provinces to the wildly raucous streets of glittering Rio, there emerges a majestic portrait of a colorful, vibrant, and incomparably grand Brazil. inventory #24048 ISBN: 0380848228.