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Book SynopsisIn this Bonnie and Clyde story of love and betrayal, a band of outlaws fight for control of the brutal Brazilian outback.
Trade Review"Shorr astutely and lyrically illuminates the mythological, psychological, and social dimensions of the bandit lovers’ lives, portraying them both as poignantly complex and besieged individuals and archetypal warriors ardently defending wildness in all its embodiments." -- Booklist, Starred review
"Tender, almost languid, but deeply satisfyingly paced,
Backlands is less a tale of adventure than an exploration of love and loyalty, of the relationship between a people and their land." -- Andrea Wulf - New York Times Book Review
"A poignant meditation on life, love, loyalty, and death in an unforgiving land." -- Library Journal
"An exciting, extraordinary tale of a legendary Brazilian outlaw and his woman (the Robin Hood and Maid Marian of the badlands) told in a style as dashing and vivid as the romantic myth that surrounds them. Victoria Shorr writes with droll, lyrical, pithy precision as well as a sure sense of the deep mystery of her characters and the exotic landscape they inhabit." -- John Lahr, author of Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh
"Shorr has really found the voice to tell the story. Part Zane Gray, part Leslie Blanche, part
literatura do cordel with a little Hemingway thrown in for good measure." -- Alex Shoumatoff, contributing editor, Vanity Fair, and author of The Rivers Amazon
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Backlands is a wonderful novel—epic and moving, electric and evocative—written in a voice so persuasive and precise that I can’t get it out of my head. A tremendous book." -- Molly Antopol, author of The UnAmericans
