Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

by Amado, Jorge

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New York: Avon, 1978. Wraps Later printing Very Good + in Wraps Softcover copy; translation by James L. Taylor and William Grossman; hard to find paperback Truly an excellent used copy; binding is tight and wraps are secure; very light foxing through the text; a couple corners of pages have been bent; minor edgewear and light yellowing to wraps

Book summary

A young woman flees the backwoods of Brazil and finds herself in a bustling seaside port where Nacib, a café owner, hires her as a cook. Gabriela is not only a great chef but, once she is cleaned up, a beauty who inflames the passions of the town and changes it forever.