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Away from Home

Rona Jaffe
2
(1)
Pages
373
Year
2015
Language
English

About

Three young and successful couples have come to the exotic shores of Rio, Brazil, to live and work in the late 50s. The new city offers them an escape - a private paradise where the pleasures and customs of a vibrant culture can ease the loneliness, pain, and stress from their former American lifestyles. But as they become swept up in the colorful madness of Carnival, their expatriate dreams quickly begin to disintegrate, and secrets from their past begin to resurface. Now, so far away from home and in a foreign land, they have become strangers to one another and have to find themselves once again. Sophisticated and expertly crafted, Away from Home is an engrossing read about rediscovering one's identity in unfamiliar cities and circumstances.

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"Praise for Rona Jaffe: Vivid and trenchant... Wry and very readable... A minor genius."
The New York Times Book Review
"Jaffe has not lost her wit, her keen eye for human frailties and her ear for the small but telling remark."
Publishers Weekly

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