1992 "First U.S. Edition: July 1992" stated on copyright page; St. Martin's Press, New York; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages except for previous owner's initials neatly printed inside; dust jacket very good.
 
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A tale of star-crossed lovers in Brazil during the 1950s and '60s. Inseparable from their first meeting, as alike as two cubs from the same golden litter, first cousins John Campos de Serra and Eleanor Fawcett grow up together in her posh Rio de Janeiro home. Eleanor's beloved father hates John from the beginning, but the pair develop an intimacy as close as any twins'; their bond survives even a nightmarish visit to John's parents in the jungle. But as adulthood intervenes, it is shaken and tested against a backdrop of political upheaval. After finally consummating their forbidden love, they part: Eleanor marries a man who has adored her since childhood; John continues the fight he began as a student against Brazil's corrupt government, ultimately endangering them both.