By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora. \n\nWhen the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid the flight and re-enslavement of the inhabitants, their narrative emerges. \n\nTwo powerful, epic poems give voice to the lovers: Almeyda's passionate lament for Anninho, whom she believes has been killed, is combined with his response as he searches for her. Their story is one of longing - for each other, for freedom - and for revolution. \n\n'I want to stay here, Anninho.' \n'There won't be any way \nyou can stay here. \nWhen they catch us, \nthey'll take you back.' \n'The men they kill, \nthe women they take back.'