Status Updates From דונה פלור ושני בעליה

Dona Flor recalls more memories of Vadinho. Book time-skips to 1 month after his passing, then to 6, then 8. The ladies in the neighborhood predict that Dona Flor will get remarried again soon to a dark skinned man in his 40s. A man begins to watch Flor who somewhat matches the description, though he is a scammer who targets widows.

Book goes over the courtship between Vadinho and Flor. Vadinho helps Flor's friend Celia get a job, but this leads to everyone finding out that he lied about his past. He and Flor have sex and get eloped. Goes over their marriage, Flor's infertility and her first days of widowhood.

The book goes over Dona Rozilda's life after the death of her husband Gil(Dona Flor's parents) and how she sought to marry her daughters off to rich men. Book begins to go into how Flor met Vadinho.

So far, Dona Flor's husband Vadinho has died during carnival. Learned that he wasn't the best husband and would use their money to gamble and cheated on her alot. First couple chapters introduce characters and goes over Dona Flor's and other characters immediate reaction to his death.

Hasta aquí no más llegamos don doña Flor y el difunto Vadinho. No era su momento, sentí que le sobraban demasiadas palabras, y mantener este ritmo por tanto rato (más de 600 páginas) opacaría toda la experiencia. Será en otro momento.