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Gabriela, clove and cinnamon
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4 out of 5
Based on 29 Ratings and 29 Reviews

Book Description
Ilh�us in 1925 is a booming town with a record cacao crop and aspirations for progress, but the traditional ways prevail. When Colonel Mendon�a discovers his wife in bed with a lover, he shoots and kills them both. Political contests, too, can be settled by gunshot...

No one imagines that a bedraggled migrant worker who turns up in town-least of all Gabriela herself-will be the agent of cha... More
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PublisherAvonBooks Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages425
ISBN-10B0007HL0FA
Publication Date/1974
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About Jorge Amado (Author) : Jorge Amado is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jorge Amado include Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, La Pelota y El Arquero.
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