As seamstresses, the orphaned sisters Emília and Luzia dos
Santos know how to cut, how to mend, and how to conceal. These
are useful skills in the backcountry of Brazil, where vigilantes
called cangaceiros make the rules. Emília dreams of falling in
love and escaping to the city. Luzia also longs to escape their
little town, where residents view her with suspicion because of
her deformed arm and her quick temper. But when Luzia is
abducted by a group of cangaceiros led by the infamous Hawk, the
sisters' quiet lives diverge in ways they never imagined. Emília
stumbles into a marriage where her glamorous life is soon
overshadowed by heartache and loneliness. Luzia, forced to trek
through scrubland and endure a nomadic existence, begins to see
the cangaceiros as comrades, not criminals. Luzia will overcome
time and distance to entrust her sister with a great secret—one
Emília vows to keep. And when Luzia's life is threatened, Emília
will risk everything to save her. 1. How does their shared
childhood as poor, re