It is a historical novel written by Miguel de Sousa Tavares
It was the debut of the journalist and chronicler Miguel Sousa Tavares as a writer of fiction. This is a historical novel that takes us into the personal journey of Luis Bernardo Valenca, the new governor of the island of Sao Tome and Principe. Ecuador has the backdrop of the fall of the Portuguese monarchy; the author describes a period dominated by social upheaval, due to a deep economic crisis and at the same time draws a portrait of a colonial society dominated by the owners of the plantations. It's a bustling new world we are peeking through the crack of the door and that is well described by the author. I liked the way he recreated the epic lunches of King, Don Carlos and the tense environment that people live on the islands, because of an impending slave revolt. The characters, however, are another matter entirely different, I would say they are fragile in terms of narratives, have very little depth, some I say, are somewhat clichéd, predictable and superficial in every way, especially the female ones, easily identified, the cast maid, the gossip matron, the mysterious one and of course the lover, that could only be English and the unbridled passion of Luis Bernardo. Even the ending is baffling, but it is said that when a writer does not know what to do with a character ... Good reading.
