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Luanda, 1975. The Angolan War of Independence has been raging for at least a decade, but with the collapse of the Salazar dictatorship, defeat for the Portuguese is now in sight. Thousands of settlers are fleeing back to Portugal to escape the brutality of the Angolan rebels. Rui is fifteen years old. He has lived in Luanda all his life and has never even visited the far-away homeland - although he has heard many stories. But now his family are finally accepting that they too must return, and Rui is filled with a mixture of excitement and dread at the prospect. But just as they are leaving…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 2017
    Quercus · 272 pages · 9780857054364
  • Other · English · 2016
    Quercus · 272 pages · 9780857054326
  • Other · English
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9780857054333
Portuguese fiction