Alentejo Blue St. Martin's Press and as the city falls

and as the city falls apart once more

James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles

it is a place from which to escape

Is this a peaceful first contact or the prelude to an invasion

From the theft of an heirloom to an ominous case of blackmail

Alentejo Blue St. Martin's Press and as the city fallsAlentejo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa told through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through men and women, children and old people, locals, tourists and expatriates. For some, such as Teresa, a beautiful, dreamy village girl, it is a place from which to escape; for others the dysfunctional Potts family it is a way of running from trouble (but not eluding it). Vasco, a caf owner who has never