The Snake Woman of Ipanema by Lucille Bellucci
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2000
- Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 284pp
- ISBN-13: 9780595094776
- ISBN: 0595094775
Synopsis
When Maggie Dalton finds a slaughtered black cockerel on her car, Tonia, her maid, says, "Someone means you harm." Jon Dalton's affair with a Brazilian woman is skewing Maggie's soul. She broods on the occult. Beneath the surface of Rio de Janeiro's good life runs the cult of spiritism, brought over 450 years ago by captive slaves from West Africa.
Far from her Michigan home, Maggie learns of the occult Brazil when she seeks her answers from the priestess who rules the underground. Only Tonia realizes where Maggie is headed. She is terrified, yet conscience compels her to follow. Through a torturous path, Tonia tracks Maggie from Rio de Janeiro north to Salvador, the cradle of Brazilian spiritism. Maggie meets the healer, Cabral, revered by the hopeless, and Tonia does battle for Maggie's soul. The knife turns. The knife always turns.
Author Bio: Lucille Bellucci was born in Shanghai, China, to an Italian-Dutch-Indonesian father and a Chinese mother. At 18 she moved to Italy and lived there for five years. She then spent 15 years living in Brazil. Her short stories and essays have been published in national periodicals and literary journals. She resides in Oakland, California.
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Choppy start, EXCELLENT finish!by Melissa_Caldwell
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February 25, 2009: First impressions are a big deal and my first impression of this book was that it starts out slow. In some spots, the story line skips around choppily and left me confused as to what was occurring. After the rough start things begin to come together beautifully! I am glad I stuck it out and got to the meaty part of this novel! Please give this book a chance and stick it out the first chapter or two then the magic will happen! Happy Reading!
Enjoyed the story!by ElizabethPou
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February 25, 2009: When I first started reading, the story seems a little slow. The story starts out talking about a mysterious woman doing a ceremonious dance then the story jumps to a couple (Jon and Maggie). Jon Dalton is an influential business man and is the representative of Cleaver & Fischer, Inc., engineers of worldwide renown. Jon and his wife Maggie has been married for ten years. Jon and Maggie like to attend parties to mingle with important people in business. The characters seem like the typical country club members that network with the elite for more opportunities.
I feel that Maggie is a little insecure when it comes to Jon and other women. She thinks that her husband is cheating. Also, she had a few thoughts about how to punish him. Ipanema beach is a popular location for the locals in Brazil. I'm guess that has something to do with the name of the book. It seems that Maggie is in some kind of spiritual or black magic called "Exu". Moreover, Maggie is kidnapped and held for ransom. Ultimately, Maggie dies by falling in a snake pit. The story introduces a lot of interesting characters with their own motives. Also, there is a lot going on with this story.
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