The Madwoman of Serrano

Serrano is an isolated village where a madwoman roams. But is she really mad or is she marginalized because she is wise and a woman? Could her babbling be prophecy? One day a girl falls from the sky and is found in the forest by Jeronimo. The villagers are suspicious of the newcomer, but Jeronimo falls in love with her. When she gives birth and disappears, Jeronimo takes care of the child, naming her Filipa. Years later, estranged from Jeronimo after being taken from the village in mysterious circumstances, Filipa is a successful businesswoman in the city. Her memories of growing up in Serrano and her friendship with the madwoman become increasingly vivid.
When the madwoman's warnings come true and Serrano's sheltered existence is threatened by plans to build a dam, Jeronimo heads for the city himself. Will he and Filipa finally be reunited?

Author: Dina Salustio
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: 09/09/2020
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781910213988

About the Author
Salustio, Dina: - Dina Salustio was born on the island of Santo Antao, Cape Verde, in 1941. She has worked as a teacher, social assistant and journalist, in Portugal, Angola & Cape Verde. Her first book, Mornas eram as noites (Warm were the Nights), a collection of short stories, was published in 1994, and subsequently translated into Spanish. A new short story collection, Filhos de Deus (God's Children), was published in 2018. She has had three novels published, A Louca de Serrano (The Madwoman of Serrano) in 1998 and Filhas do Vento (Daughters of the Wind) in 2009 and Veromar (See-the-Sea)2019.Soutar, Jethro: - Jethro Soutar is a translator of Spanish and Portuguese. He is the general editor of Dedalus Africa list and has translated The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila for Dedalus Africa. His translation of By Night The Mountain Burns, by Equatorial Guinean author Juan Tomas Avila Laurel, was shortlisted for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. He has translated Argentinian and Brazilian crime fiction, and the Brazilian graphic novel Picture a Favela by Andre Diniz.