The Story
"Lucy was a virgin-whore. A dreamer. She wanted to test her power. She wanted men to fast for her, to grovel, to pay tithes."
Lusted after by everyone she meets, Lucy is the town's most deviant and desired whore--and proud of it. But there is only one man who has captured her attention: the somber, ever-suffering Venâncio, a carpenter with a dark secret--and a wife. Once upon a time, Venâncio and Dalva, his angelic teenage sweetheart, were a shining example of marital bliss and the envy of all their neighbors--until tragedy left them estranged in their own home.
But Venâncio doesn't desire Lucy the way other men in town do. In fact, he wants nothing to do with her. And if Lucy fails in seducing Venâncio, what becomes of her? Consumed by an insatiable need for Venâncio and driven mad by a growing obsession with Dalva, Lucy makes a decision that forever changes their three lives.
Introducing one of Brazil's most daring and best-selling authors to English-language readers, and masterfully translated by Alison Entrekin, It's All River is a taut, provocative allegory of violence and forgiveness that grips and stuns the whole way through.
Author: Carla Madeira
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 06/23/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.75w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781324098119
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2026
About the Author
Madeira, Carla: - Carla Madeira is one of Brazil's best-selling authors, her novels having sold a combined one million copies. Her debut, Tudo é rio (It's All River), topped the bestseller charts for two years and has been published or is forthcoming in seven countries.Entrekin, Alison: - Alison Entrekin is an award-winning literary translator from the Portuguese who has translated many of Brazil's most beloved writers. She lives in Australia and Brazil.
Description
"Lucy was a virgin-whore. A dreamer. She wanted to test her power. She wanted men to fast for her, to grovel, to pay tithes."
Lusted after by everyone she meets, Lucy is the town's most deviant and desired whore--and proud of it. But there is only one man who has captured her attention: the somber, ever-suffering Venâncio, a carpenter with a dark secret--and a wife. Once upon a time, Venâncio and Dalva, his angelic teenage sweetheart, were a shining example of marital bliss and the envy of all their neighbors--until tragedy left them estranged in their own home.
But Venâncio doesn't desire Lucy the way other men in town do. In fact, he wants nothing to do with her. And if Lucy fails in seducing Venâncio, what becomes of her? Consumed by an insatiable need for Venâncio and driven mad by a growing obsession with Dalva, Lucy makes a decision that forever changes their three lives.
Introducing one of Brazil's most daring and best-selling authors to English-language readers, and masterfully translated by Alison Entrekin, It's All River is a taut, provocative allegory of violence and forgiveness that grips and stuns the whole way through.
Author: Carla Madeira
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 06/23/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.75w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781324098119
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2026
About the Author
Madeira, Carla: - Carla Madeira is one of Brazil's best-selling authors, her novels having sold a combined one million copies. Her debut, Tudo é rio (It's All River), topped the bestseller charts for two years and has been published or is forthcoming in seven countries.Entrekin, Alison: - Alison Entrekin is an award-winning literary translator from the Portuguese who has translated many of Brazil's most beloved writers. She lives in Australia and Brazil.
