- ISBN: 9780720612301 | 0720612306
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/2005
Set in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the abolition of slavery in 1888, this tells the poignant story of an elderly diplomat captivated by a beautiful young widow. Imbued with autumnal sadness, it shrewdly and ironically portrays a man coming to terms