Complex and hauntingly beautiful, Lygia Fagundes Telles's most acclaimed
novel is a journey into the inner lives of three young women, each
revealing her secrets and loves, each awaiting a destiny tied to the
colorful and violent world of modern Brazil. Sensual and wealthy Lorena
dreams of a tryst with a married man. Unhappy Lia burns with a frantic
desire to free her imprisoned fiancé. Glamorous Ana Clara, unable to
escape her past, falls toward a tragedy of drugs and obsession. Intimate
and unforgettable, The Girl in the Photograph creates an extraordinary
picture of the wonder and the darkness that come to possess a woman's
mind, and stands as one of the greatest novels to come out of Brazil in
the late twentieth century.