TallyshaSoares, Isabel
I, From Nothing
- ISBN 13:
- 9781903110669
- author:
- TallyshaSoares, Isabel
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Wrecking Ball Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 2.6 x 22.2 x 22.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Luísa's story begins with her own name, one she never took but has lived from birth. Born Matilde Boshoff in 1911, Luísa is the last living heiress of Nothing, a vast estate in the Portuguese countryside.
As she recounts the history of Nothing, Luísa reveals how this place name paradoxically nullifies existence. Tracing her family's story back to the early 19th century, when Nothing was created out of chaos, Luísa explores the intersection of her family with Portuguese and world history.
Through a life of losses and encounters with the unknown, Luísa comes to understand that Nothing is, in fact, her own eternal self. A deeply personal and thought-provoking tale, Luísa's story is based on true events and characters.