by José Rodrigues dos Santos · GRADIVA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789896162764
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«A Vida Num Sopro» is the romantic and historical novel by José Rodrigues dos Santos, published by Gradiva in paperback (611 pages, in Portuguese).
Portugal, 1930s: Salazar consolidates the Estado Novo and the political police silence the opposition. Luís, an idealistic student from Bragança, falls in love with Amélia, but their love clashes with her mother's refusal, an unforeseen murder and the Spanish Civil War; a passion that defies the values of conservative Portugal.
Third edition published by Gradiva in October 2008, with the subtitle «romance» on the cover.
Recommended for readers with a command of Portuguese seeking a story of love and intrigue in the historical context of Salazar's Portugal.
José António Afonso Rodrigues dos Santos is a Portuguese journalist, novelist and university lecturer. He has been one of the presenters of Telejornal, the evening news program on the Portuguese public television channel RTP1, since 1991. Since the 2000s he has published several thriller and historical fiction novels, becoming a best-selling author in Portugal.
