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Helena - In 1941 Lisbon Was A Dangerous City… - cover

Helena - In 1941 Lisbon Was A Dangerous City…

Lídia Craveiro

Maison d'édition: Babelcube

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Synopsis

This is the story of a young woman who dared to choose her own destiny… 


At the height of the Salazar dictatorship, options were scarce, and the chances that Helena had of making her dreams come true were slim.  Her dreams were very advanced for her day, as they were also for the morals of Lisbon.  In 1941, she dared to confront society, alone, and in search of a better life.  But destiny presented her with people who would change her direction forever: an evil woman and two men.  Two sweethearts, who abandoned her in the name of war, and who, one day, came back to confuse her life even further.  


Discover Helena’s destiny, her life and her loves; her sweethearts in a time of war, in a Lisbon bursting with spies in the service of both sides - Germans and Allies - taking refuge there on the way to those countries beyond the Atlantic, looking for peace.
Disponible depuis: 05/05/2023.
Longueur d'impression: 155 pages.

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