Inspired by real events experienced by prolific author Couto, this lyrical novel is about the many facets of fear that
haunt the people in the tiny village of Kulumani, deep in the bush of
Mozambique. Though
the plot can get lost in dense dreamlike passages, its depiction of the
oppression of women is impossible to shake. Couto weaves a surreal
mystery of humanity against nature, men against women, and tradition
against modernity. --Publisher's Weekly
