Equator

by Miguel Sousa Tavares | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 074759662X Global Overview for this book
Registered by CathrineB of Hønefoss, Buskerud fylke Norway on 1/16/2023
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Journal Entry 1 by CathrineB from Hønefoss, Buskerud fylke Norway on Monday, January 16, 2023
My goal for 2023 was to avoid adding new books to my TBR pile. But then I found this and two other books on sale, for 10 NOK each (approximately €1/$1). And I had to buy it, as it's set in Africa, and therefore would fit perfectly for the 666 challenge.

"It is 1905 and Luis Bernardo Valença, a thirty-seven-year-old bachelor and owner of a small shipping company, is revelling in Lisbon's luxurious high society. But his lie is turned upside down when King DOm Carlos invites him to become governor of Portugal's smallest colony, the island of São Tomé e Principe. Luis Bernardo is ill-prepared for the challenges of plantation life - used to a softer urban experience, he is shocked by the conditions under which the workers labour. But with the English closing in on São Tomé's cocoa plantations, the island's main means of survival, Luis Bernardo must endeavoiur to protect the island and its community.

Epic in scope, laced with emotional and moral complexity, Equator brings this simmering tropical community to life through the entanglements and betrayals of its cast of unforgettable character."

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