Euridice is young, beautiful and ambitious, but when her rebellious sister Guida elopes, she sets her own aspirations aside and vows to settle down as a model wife and daughter. And yet as her husband?s professional success grows, so does Euridice?s feeling of restlessness. She embarks on a series of secret projects ? from creating recipe books to becoming the most sought-after seamstress in town ? but each is doomed to failure. Her tradition-loving husband is not interested in an independent wife. And then one day Guida appears at the door with her young son and a terrible story of hardship and abandonment.
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusm�o is a wildly inventive, wickedly funny and keenly observed tale of two sisters who, surrounded by a cast of unforgettable characters, assert their independence and courageously carve a path of their own in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. A deeply human and truly unforgettable novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature.
- ISBN13 9781786071729
- Publish Date 7 September 2017
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 22 March 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oneworld Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English