{"product_id":"the-seamstress-9780060738884","title":"The Seamstress","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Friends of American Writers Award for Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs seamstresses, the young sisters Emília and Luzia dos Santos know how to cut, mend, and conceal--useful skills in the lawless backcountry of Brazil, where ruthless land barons feud with bands of outlaw \u003cem\u003ecangaceiros\u003c\/em\u003e, trapping innocent residents in the crossfire. Emília, a naive romantic, dreams of falling in love with a gentleman and escaping to a big city. Quick-tempered Luzia also longs for escape, finding it in her craft and secret prayers to the saints she believes once saved her life. But when Luzia is abducted by \u003cem\u003ecangaceiros\u003c\/em\u003e led by the infamous Hawk and Emília stumbles into a marriage with the son of a wealthy and politically powerful doctor, the sisters' quiet lives diverge in ways they never would have imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeebles, Frances De Pontes:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrances de Pontes Peebles's short stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eIndiana Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZoetrope: All-Story\u003c\/em\u003e, and the collection \u003cem\u003eO\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eHenry Prize Stories, 2005\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Pernambuco, Brazil, she is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She divides her time between Brazil and Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967033704722,"sku":"9780060738884","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9df877d8-e719-432b-b8b5-d6e0ba40388e.jpg?v=1768921765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seamstress-9780060738884","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}