Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Vintage International) - Softcover

"An exciting and enjoyable romp of a book, rich in literary delights." --The New York Times

"An enchanting and romantic novel . . . . A comedy vivid, believable, and entertaining."--The Atlantic Monthly

"One hardly knows what to admire most: the dexterity with which [Amado] can keep half a dozen plots spinning, the gossamer texture of his writing, or his humor, tenderness and humanity." --Saturday Review

"Gossipy, funny, very much alive." --The New Yorker

"A twentieth-century Charles Dickens. . . . A master craftsman."--The Nation

In 1925, the arrival of a beautiful mulatto girl named Gabriela from the backlands to become the new cook in a popular local caf‚ transforms the lives of many inhabitants of the provincial Brazilian city of Ilh‚us. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.