Through the fractured perspectives of a few people close to them, Xavier and his son, Teo, come alive in this engaging if occasionally dense narrative. Coming from a rich Brazilian family, Xavier tries to break free from the ties that bind. But madness overtakes him and Teo. The disintegration of their lives is largely borne by their women. “Life is so hard on us, in one way or another, that we end up transforming ourselves, inevitably, into beings that are smaller than the destiny that youth promises us,” says a character in the novel. That sad fate unravels for all.
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