The House of the Seven Women (Paperback)

A novel that reached television screens in a TV Globo blockbuster adapted by Walther Negrão and Maria Adelaide Amaral, directed by Jayme Monjardim. This book by Leticia Wierzchowski, from Rio Grande do Sul, depicts the Ragamuffin War, or Farroupilha Revolution (1835-1845) – the longest civil war on the continent – and its consequences for the fate of men and women. The leader of the movement, General Bento Gonçalves da Silva, isolated the women from his family on a ranch far from the conflict zones in order to protect them. The war began to drag on, and the lives of these women were transformed forever. The complex reasons for the Rio Grande do Sul landowners' struggle against the Brazilian Empire are found in history books, but what is not found in history books about the Ragamuffin War is found in this well-constructed novel by Leticia Wierzchowski. "Leticia has brought a fabulous idea to fruition." Zero Hour "The novel deals with all wars and their consequences, both personal and collective. What ultimately touches us is the human closeness of the events narrated." O Globo "Leticia writes very well, and it's hard not to root for her heroines—real and impressive." Claudia Magazine