Saturday, June 1, 2024

30. Cape Verde

 The Madwoman of Serrano by Dina Salustio

This is the first novel by a woman to be published in Cape Verde. It follows the story of Jeronimo, who falls in love with a woman who subsequently has a baby that isn't his and then disappears. Jeronimo raises the girl, who he names Filipa, and this is her story as well.

Set in an isolated village, the madwoman of the title prophesises throughout.

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