Historical fiction book · Indie author
Cut From The Earth
Stephanie Renee dos Santos · historical fiction
In colonial Brazil, a mixed-race sculptor’s apprentice is pulled into intrigue around sacred art, power, and freedom. Indie HF spotlighting a less-told setting.
Why read it: Colonial Brazilian setting rarely seen in English-language HF shelves.
About this historical novel
Cut From The Earth by Stephanie Renee dos Santos is historical fiction set around 1750s in the Early modern period with key settings including Brazil, Portuguese colonial Brazil. In colonial Brazil, a mixed-race sculptor’s apprentice is pulled into intrigue around sacred art, power, and freedom. Indie HF spotlighting a less-told setting.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction and 6. Adventure & epic so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include art, slavery, colonialism, and identity. Colonial Brazilian setting rarely seen in English-language HF shelves.
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Plot summary
In colonial Brazil, a mixed-race sculptor’s apprentice is pulled into intrigue around sacred art, power, and freedom. Indie HF spotlighting a less-told setting. Colonial Brazilian setting rarely seen in English-language HF shelves.
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Regions & places
Latin America
Brazil · Portuguese colonial Brazil
Themes
- art
- slavery
- colonialism
- identity
Tags
indie · seed