{"product_id":"9781529415148","title":"Violeta among the Stars","description":"Author: Dulce Maria Cardoso\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529415148\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI might no longer exist here at this moment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethis moment might no longer exist for me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVioleta is driving along a lonely stretch of late-night motorway, caught in a tumultuous storm. When her tired eyes close for just a second, her car veers off the road, overturns, and comes to rest on an empty stretch of sodden ground.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as she lies amid the wreckage, suspended between this world and the next, Violeta's troubled life will quite literally flash before her eyes . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVioleta Among the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e weaves memories and feelings as Violeta reflects on her death and her life, the piercing highs and the seedy lows. An astonishing portrait of a seemingly insignificant life from one of Portugal's greatest living writers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003epiece of writing on the life of an ordinary woman\"\u003ci\u003e Litro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely compelling\u003c\/b\u003e . . . this novel is \u003cb\u003etruly unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Portuguese by Angel Gurria-Quintana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngel Gurria-Quintana is a historian, journalist and literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese. He writes regularly for the books pages of the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and his translations include the anthology \u003ci\u003eOther Carnivals: Short Stories from Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e, by Dulce Maria Cardoso.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920578953374,"sku":"ING-9781529415148","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529415148.jpg?v=1782824719","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529415148","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}