In Recife, Em lia must hide any connection to her increasingly notorious sister. Luzia, forced to trek through scrubland and endure a nomadic existence, proves her determination to survive and begins to see the cangaceiros as comrades, not criminals. She moves to the sprawling seaside city of Recife, where the glamour of her new life is soon overshadowed by heartache and loneliness. Em lia stumbles into marriage with Degas Coelho, the son of a doctor whose wealth is rivaled only by his political power. But when Luzia is abducted by a group of cangaceiros led by the infamous Hawk, the sisters' quiet lives diverge in ways they never imagined. Scarred by a childhood accident that left her with a deformed arm, the quick-tempered Luzia finds her escape in sewing and in secret prayers to the saints she believes once saved her life. Luzia also longs to escape their little town, where residents view her with suspicion and pity. Em lia, whose knowledge of the world comes from fashion magazines and romance novels, dreams of falling in love with a gentleman and escaping to a big city. These are useful skills in the lawless backcountry of Brazil, where ruthless land barons called colonels feud with bands of outlaw cangaceiros, trapping innocent residents in the cross fire. As seamstresses, the young sisters Em lia and Luzia dos Santos know how to cut, how to mend, and how to conceal.
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