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100 1  Peebles, Frances de Pontes. 
245 14 The seamstress|h[OverDrive/Libby electronic resource]|ba 
       novel /|cFrances de Pontes Peebles. 
264  1 Pymble, NSW ;|aNew York :|bHarperCollins e-books,|c2008. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
500    Title from eBook information screen. 
520    As seamstresses, the young sisters Emília and Luzia dos 
       Santos know how to cut, how to mend, and how to conceal. 
       These are useful skills in the lawless backcountry of 
       Brazil, where ruthless land barons called "colonels" feud 
       with bands of outlaw cangaceiros, trapping innocent 
       residents in the cross fire. Emília, whose knowledge of 
       the world comes from fashion magazines and romance novels,
       dreams of falling in love with a gentleman and escaping to
       a big city. Luzia also longs to escape their little town, 
       where residents view her with suspicion and pity. Scarred 
       by a childhood accident that left her with a deformed arm,
       the quick-tempered Luzia finds her escape in sewing and in
       secret prayers to the saints she believes once saved her 
       life. But when Luzia is abducted by a group of cangaceiros
       led by the infamous Hawk, the sisters' quiet lives diverge
       in ways they never imagined. Emília stumbles into marriage
       with Degas Coelho, the son of a doctor whose wealth is 
       rivaled only by his political power. She moves to the 
       sprawling seaside city of Recife, where the glamour of her
       new life is soon overshadowed by heartache and loneliness.
       Luzia, forced to trek through scrubland and endure a 
       nomadic existence, proves her determination to survive and
       begins to see the cangaceiros as comrades, not criminals. 
       In Recife, Emília must hide any connection to her 
       increasingly notorious sister. As she learns to navigate 
       the treacherous waters of Brazilian high society, Emília 
       sees the country split apart after a bitter presidential 
       election. Political feuds extend to the countryside, where
       Luzia and the Hawk are forced to make unexpected alliances
       and endure betrayals that threaten to break the 
       cangaceiros apart. But Luzia will overcome time and 
       distance to entrust her sister with a great secret--one 
       Emília vows to keep. And when Luzia's life is threatened, 
       Emília will risk everything to save her. 
538    Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3520 KB). 
650  0 Women dressmakers|zBrazil|vFiction. 
650  0 Sisters|vFiction. 
650  0 Vigilantes|zBrazil|vFiction. 
650  0 Kidnapping victims|vFiction. 
650  0 Women|zBrazil|xSocial conditions|y20th century|vFiction. 
651  0 Brazil|xHistory|yRevolution, 1930|vFiction. 
651  0 Brazil|xSocial life and customs|y20th century|vFiction. 
856 40 |uhttps://naperville.overdrive.com/media/|zAvailable on 
       OverDrive/Libby.