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After a series of life-changing and terrible losses, Cherie moves tosteamy Buenos Aires, where the romantic attention of the localmen reignites her youth and sexuality. But women like her, whostay to create a life and dance the best tango in the world, rapidlyfind themselves bombarded with flattery and compliments by thecaballeros and milongueros - Men who see women as little morethan sexual objects¿making life for a free-spirited Americanwoman more sensuous and difficult.Soon she meets Joaquin, the handsome and skilled tanguero whoquickly dances his way to her heart. But will the stiflingatmosphere of sexual oppression poison the life she has worked sohard to create, far from her home of Los Angeles?Based on the author's true experiences¿ Intoxicating Tango pullsback the red velvet curtain of the milonga (the place where socialtango is danced), and reveals the secrets of the viveza criolla- the"artful lying" and machismo that drives life in Buenos Aires. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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When I first starting reading, I did not know how I felt about a subject so foreign to me... Tango and a decade in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I was truly intrigued to learn more after some research into the "addictive" dance that so many people travel to Buenos Aires to experience. Some people go climb Mount Everest, some go to the famous wine regions across the world, and in this case, many travel to Argentina to dance at the tango dance halls (Milongas) with milongueros. I enjoyed learning how competitive those dance halls are with their codes and the blatant machismo of the tangero men.
Mostly, I fell in love with Cherie, a woman that had suffered the excruciating loss of her husband, Jack, and was a two-time cancer survivor. Cherie's free-spirit, her strength, and independence are to be admired. I felt the moments of sadness and depression while she was living in a foreign country with so many customs and a language she learned to master. Most of all, she yearned for her home in Los Angeles. She missed her sons and was becoming desperate toward the end after the birth of her second grandchild. Her writing was succinct yet peppered with the flavors of her home for so many years. She truly put me in her living room and I could feel her passion and the callings of her heart. I will definitely read the first two books in the trilogy. I highly recommend this book if you want to learn about another culture and about the passion and strength of this lovely, talented woman. ( )