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The Gods of Tango
The Gods of Tango: A novel | Carolina De Robertis
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February 1913: seventeen-year-old Leda, clutching a suitcase and her fathers cherished violin, leaves her small Italian village for a new home (and husband) halfway across the world in Argentina. Upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, Leda is shocked to find that her bridegroom has been killed. Unable to fathom the idea of returning home, she remains in this unfamiliar city, living in a commune, without friends or family, on the brink of destitution. She finally acts on a passion she has kept secret for years: mastering the violin. Leda is seduced by the music that underscores life in the city: tango, born from lower-class immigrant voices, now the illicit, scandalous dance of brothels and cabarets. Leda knows, however, that she can never play in public as a woman, so she cuts off her hair, binds her breasts, and, as a young man, joins a troupe of musicians bent on bringing tango into the salons of high society. As time progresses, the lines between Leda and her disguise will begin to blur, and feelings that she has long kept suppressed will reveal themselves, jeopardizing not only her music career but her life itself. With evocative scenery, prose suffused with the rhythms of the tango, and a deep, resonant core, De Robertis delivers her most accomplished novel yet. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
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bookwrm526
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I didn‘t like this one quite as much as Perla and Cantoras by the same author, but it‘s beautifully written historical fiction set it an interesting time period and place I don‘t know much about.

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PaperbackPirate
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🎻 My final book of 2020 was The Gods of Tango! This book made me wish I knew how to play the violin, dance the tango, and that I could visit Argentina. Yet I also felt I got to do those things through the tale of Leda, as she navigated 1913 Buenos Aires away from her family for the first time. Read it!
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📚 I forgot last Monday was part of #DashingDecember & I read 75 pages, surpassing my goal! Thanks again @Andrew65 !

Cathythoughts I love the cover of this book ❤️ 3y
PaperbackPirate @Cathythoughts Me too! When my book club voted to read it we saw a different cover, and I was so pleased to see this one arrive instead! 3y
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Soubhiville
The Gods of Tango: A novel | Carolina De Robertis
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My December #Bookspin & #Bookspinbingo shelf!

I tried for Red and Green spines, but had to be happy with “greenish”. 😜

1- Gods of Tango
2- High Plains Tango
3- Anybody Can Do Anything
4- Little Fires Everywhere
5- The Magician‘s Lie
6- The Nest
7- Lottery
8- Where‘d You Go Bernadette
9- Hope Never Dies
10- Life Moves Pretty Fast
11- The Last Days of Dogtown
12- The House on Mango Street
13- High Fidelity
14- Here Comes the Sun
15- Nightwoods

Soubhiville 16- Idaho
17- Good Enough to Eat
18- The Sleepwalkers‘s Guide to Dancing
19- Mrs Poe
20- The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
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AmyG I loved Idaho. Some good books on that list. (edited) 3y
Nute Even with the minty green color, it still looks very Christmas-y!🎄 3y
TheAromaofBooks Looks great!! 3y
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prowlix
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Historical fiction about immigrants to Argentina and the rise of tango from music for the lowest classes to worldwide popularity. Beginning in 1913, it is the story of Leda‘s unexpected widowhood, her talent as a violinist, her living as a man so she can preform onstage, and her romantic relationships with women. 🌈 💗4/5 ⭐️
#LGBTQ #Pride #historical

rockpools This sounds great! 4y
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Cathythoughts
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This has been on my kindle for awhile , think I‘ll give it a go tonight 👍🏻🍷💃🏾

“ And all things conspire to keep silent about us , half out of shame perhaps, half as unutterable hope “ Rilke

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TheFrenchChick
The Gods of Tango: A novel | Carolina De Robertis
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Loved this book! Chronicles the limitations imposed on women as well as the suffering experienced because of it one hundred years ago and that still exist in some cultures, societies or families everywhere.

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Nyprincess
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Deliciously inviting tale of a young woman's quest for independence and finding her true self. Top notch.