"Funny, extravagant . . . A wonderfully comic novel almost unbelievably rich in character, place and event."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Uproarious entertainment . . . For sheer wit, imagination, and high style, this soap opera of love can't be beat."--The Christian Science Monitor "A bedazzlement of entertainment."--Time "One of South America's finest contemporary writers."--The Times(London)

Reality merges with fantasy in this hilarious comic novel about the world of radio soap operas and the pitfalls of forbidden passion by the bestselling author of The Storyteller. Sexy, sophisticated, older Aunt Julia, now divorced, seeks a new mate who can support her in high style. She finds instead her libidinous nephew, and their affair shocks both famiy and community.