by Irene Marques
“Sometimes I speak roses. I speak in tongues. I entangle myself in language. It's all out of love: to be and dance in the rhythm and the possibility. I hope you are with me." Marques' spiritual and sexual coming of age story explores issues of personal and collective identity, mythical and mystical understandings of self, world and universe, gender, race and class. Amélia, the protagonist, embarks on a quest of self-discovery, travelling between continents in real and symbolic terms, finding personal growth and enlightened awakening in the process. Marques' Comparative Literature background, her transcultural references, poetic lyrical prose, ecstatic visions and profound philosophical investigations on what it means to be a woman (and a person) create an emotionally powerful journey of self-exploration.
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