The woman in red book

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Experience the epic life story of Anita Garibaldi, the courageous, headstrong revolutionary who fought for freedom and self-determination in 19th-century Brazil, Uruguay, and Italy -- and had one of the most passionate love affairs in history.

Experience the epic tale of one woman's fight to create the life of her dreams in this sweeping novel of Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian.

Destiny toys with us all, but Anita Garibaldi is a force to be reckoned with. Forced into marriage at a young age, Anita feels trapped in a union she does not want. But when she meets the leader of the Brazilian resistance, Giuseppe Garibaldi, in , everything changes. Swept into a passionate affair with the idolized mercenary, Anita's life is suddenly consumed by the plight to liberate Southern Brazil from Portugal -- a struggle that would cost thousands of lives and span almost ten bloody years.

Little did she know that this first taste of revolution would lead her to cross oceans, traverse continents, and alter the course of her entire life -- and the world. At once an exhilarating adventure and an unforgettable love story, The Woman in Red is a sweeping, illuminating tale of the feminist icon who became one of the most revered historical figures of South America and Italy.

For real though, I just love sinking my teeth into a good historical fiction book and being whisked away to another time and place. For the most part, I was quite riveted while reading. This book is a fictionalized account of her life. It begins with her childhood where she adores her father and becomes a gaucho. Unfortunately, her father dies and so her mother moves them to be closer to family in another town 18 miles aware.

Experience the "epic tale of one woman's fight to create the life of her dreams" in this sweeping novel of Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian.

There, Anita is forced into a loveless marriage at a young age. However, everything changes for her when freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi crosses her path. They fall madly in love and Anita begins to turn her attentions to the fight for freedom in Brazil and later in Italy.