The time of perfect loves

Adventures of a Portuguese officer in Angola in the years following the British Ultimatum. Based on the memoirs of Lieutenant Carlos Augusto de Noronha e Montanha, the author's illustrious ancestor, Tiago Rebelo creates a universe of historical fiction and truth, paving the way for a love story between Lieutenant Montanha, a young combatant assigned to Angola, and Leonor, the beautiful and charming daughter of the city's governor. Their long conversations make Carlos and Leonor inseparable, eventually consummating their love and planning their wedding. A captivating read, with the magic of Africa as a backdrop, it restores the tone and colour of an entire era that seduces us unconditionally at a galloping pace until the end.