The Snake Woman of Ipanema

by Lucille Bellucci

Book by Bellucci, Lucille

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

After exile by the Chinese communists I lived five years in Italy and then emigrated to the United States. From there I moved to Brazil with my husband, an engineer, where we stayed 15 years. I now live in California.

Reviews

[JoAnn Ainsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written story of love and loss by corporate Americans living in exotic Brazil. The tale kept my attention until the middle, where a lot about snakes was explained. Picked back up right afterward to a conclusion of both loss and hope.