by José Rodrigues dos Santos · GRADIVA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789726629948
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«A Filha do Capitão» is the historical and romantic novel by José Rodrigues dos Santos, published by Gradiva in paperback (600 pages, in Portuguese).
In 1917, in the trenches of Flanders, Portuguese captain Afonso Brandão falls in love with a young French woman. Their relationship coincides with a German offensive against the sector where the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is stationed. The novel interweaves this passion with the friendship among soldiers and reflects on life, death and destiny.
Published in 2004, the work belongs to the «Centenário da Grande Guerra» collection reflected on the cover.
For readers of historical and romantic fiction set during the First World War, with an interest in the Portuguese participation in the conflict.
José António Afonso Rodrigues dos Santos is a Portuguese journalist, novelist and university lecturer. He has been one of the presenters of Telejornal, the evening news program on the Portuguese public television channel RTP1, since 1991. Since the 2000s he has published several thriller and historical fiction novels, becoming a best-selling author in Portugal.
