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Is it a single p.o.v book? What is the book about, theme-wise?

Margarida Set in the beginning of the 20th century, it's about a young businessman, Luís Bernardo Valença, from Lisbon who is invited by the King to be Governor…moreSet in the beginning of the 20th century, it's about a young businessman, Luís Bernardo Valença, from Lisbon who is invited by the King to be Governor of Portugal's smallest colony - Sao Tomé and Principe (2 islands in the African Atlantic Coast, near the Equator). He is sent there with a single purpose - to prove to the British council, David Jameson, that there are no slaves in the coffee and cocoa plantations of Sao Tomé. Unfortunately, he will meet across the island several plantation owners to whom the terms "humane conditions" mean very little and whose definition of "free workers" is wider than usual. So, how will he convince the council of something he is not sure is true?
Luis Bernardo eventually befriends David, but at the same time falls is love with his wife Ann, and thus the fate of the diplomatic relations between England and Portugal rest on the hands of these 3 characters.

The story is mostly told from Luis Bernardo's p.o.v., though the author also gifts us with the story of how David's career got him from India to S. Tome, from David's p.o.v.
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