New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - A dual biography which tells the story of two women as it "follows their relationship from 1951 to 1967, the time when the two lived together in Brazil. Elizabeth Bishop, the Pulitzer Prizewinning American poet, sought artistic inspiration in Brazil. There she met and fell in love with Lota de Macedo Soares, a self-trained Brazilian architect...The relationship started out happily, yet ended tragically. In 1961, Soares became increasingly obsessed with building and administering Flamengo Park, Rio de Janeiros equivalent to New York Citys Central Park. Though she had been the driving force behind the parks inception, the ultimate credit that was due her was stripped away because of petty politics and chicanery. As Soaress career declined and Bishops flourished, their relationship crumbled. . . a tale of two artists and two cultures, offering unique perspectives on both women and their work." Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by Lloyd Schwartz. Translated from Portuguese by Neil K. Besner. Sources. xii, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-813530334.