Bibliograph

The Angolan girl, a true-life novel, Telma Rocha

Type

Label

The Angolan girl, a true-life novel, Telma Rocha

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Angolan girl

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Telma Rocha

Sub title

a true-life novel

Summary

It's 1975 in Lobito, Angola, where Rosa, Leo, and their children are trapped in their home as militants battle for power. After thirteen years Portugal lost the War of Independence, now civil war rages on. The Carvalho family has given up hope for peace in their beloved homeland. A plan to build a life in Canada sets into motion. But their journey won't be easy. Rosa takes comfort in the knowledge that her life has never been easy. Memories of her childhood spent bouncing between wealth and servitude, longing for a mother she couldn't know, and a naïve adolescence cut short fuel Rosa's courage to make good on a promise she made long ago. After five straight days the gunshots have quieted; the time to flee is now. Which would you choose if memories and a change of clothes were all you could take?

Target audience

adult

Contributor