"As critic Fábio Lucas indicates in the preface, 'the theme of Eram seis assinalados is nothing less than a discourse on freedom.' The main character, young Irene, becomes a woman who defies the deterministic ambiance of her little town. Relates her story of heroism and personal suffering and sacrifices, as she struggles against the social control exercised by her narrow-minded and conservative community"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.