In the chaotic days following the Angolan civil war, many Portuguese Angolans return to Portugal for safety. However, Ludo decides the safest place to stay is her own home in Angola where she stays for the next 30 years. Meanwhile outside in the streets a multitude of colourful characters, one of whom eventually rescues Ludo, survive by fair means or foul. A sad, but vibrant novel, from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
