What to Say About Flowers

Welcome to Mont-o-Ver!

Portuguese who set out for the mountains in winter, or the beach in summer, are bound to pass through this flat expanse of sugarcane fields; more likely still, they won't even notice it. The old railway line runs alongside it, and trains don't even slow down here anymore. In such an endless stretch of sameness, it is an easy landscape to get lost in.

So allow me to introduce the illustrious inhabitants of the village.

Father Elias Froes, a saintly man who habitually spends his time thinking about the world, and rarely about himself. He keeps secrets that no one else knows.
Catalina Barbosa, an adventurer and rebel. A well-behaved girl only on Sundays, when her grandmother muzzles her in a pretty dress for Mass.

Rosa Duque, a woman who once had everything it took to be happy. She was defeated by a broken heart and rescued by a flower.

Zé Mau, the terror of the children's lives. The Mondego brothers, the villains in the adults' stories.

This little village may be small and still, but it is full of clumsy people with a great deal of life to hide.

Discover with me what really happened on the night of the great fire a decade ago, and who the true heroes are in our picturesque story, seasoned with the usual misunderstandings.

Welcome to Mont-o-Ver!