Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (A moral and amorous tale)

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(first published 1966) Originally published in Portuguese Dona Flor e seus dois maridos by Livraria Martins Editora, Sao Paulo, Br l. In this extraordinary adventure, the irrepressible Dona Flor is happy with her new husband, who is kind, considerate, a perfect gentleman. Yet, she has to admit she misses his roguish, passionate predecessor, who expired from his amorous exertions. So, in this land of many gods and occasional miracles, Flor approaches the divine Exu with her dilemma ... and before she knows it, she has all any woman could possible want: two husbands — one living, one dead — each consummately skilled in his own way in the inifinite art of love. In this extraordinary adventure by Brazil's foremost novelist, the irrepressible Dona Flor is happy with her new husband, who is kind, considerate, a perfect gentleman. Yet, she has to admit she misses his roguish, passionate predecessor, who expired from his amorous exertions. So, in this land of many gods and occasional miracles, Flor approaches the divine Exu with her dilemma… and before she knows it, she has all any woman could possibly want: two husbands—one living, one dead—each consummately skilled in his own way in the infinite art of love.