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The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao | Martha Batalha
Euridice is young, beautiful and ambitious, but when her rebellious sister Guida elopes, she sets her own aspirations aside and vows to settle down as a model wife and daughter. And yet as her husbands professional success grows, so does Euridices feeling of restlessness. She embarks on a series of secret projects from creating recipe books to becoming the most sought-after seamstress in town but each is doomed to failure. Her tradition-loving husband is not interested in an independent wife. And then one day Guida appears at the door with her young son and a terrible story of hardship and abandonment. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmo is a wildly inventive, wickedly funny and keenly observed tale of two sisters who, surrounded by a cast of unforgettable characters, assert their independence and courageously carve a path of their own in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. A deeply human and truly unforgettable novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature.
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GatheringBooks
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#MayMontage Day 1: #YellowColor - recent purchase from the big bad wolf book haul.

Eggs Fantastic cover 💛☕️💛 11mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome cover 💛 11mo
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YasmiNova
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Invisibility. This is the curse that women have to bear in the man's world that is Brazil mid-20th century. If you want to catch a glimpse of their suffocating and desperate lives without suffocating and despairing yourself - in fact, you will strangely be left feeling liberated and hopeful by the end of it - then this book is for you.
#Booked2020 #armchairtravel
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Great review! I‘m intrigued 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Unique choice! 4y
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YasmiNova

Picked this up at my local library on a whim - and very glad I did so far. An interesting take on gender inequality, set in Brazil in the 1940s. Fits nicely in the armchair travel category for #Booked2020

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alessandrafn
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RealLifeReading
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Today‘s playground read is this interesting translated book by a Brazilian woman writer and is set in 1940s Rio de Janeiro

Leftcoastzen I love that cover! 5y
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Drocchio03
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Mehso-so

Welp. You really can‘t judge a book by its cover. I thought this was going to be a fun quick female-empowerment themed read. I was right only about the quick part. I didn‘t hate it - but it felt like the author was trying to hard to deliver a message and be funny(?) at the same time. I didn‘t hate it, but can‘t really recommend it either.

Freespirit Nice reading spot😍 5y
Drocchio03 @Freespirit Was in Phoenix and it was glorious. ☀️🙂 5y
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Drocchio03
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I ❤️ my library. This is just one of their rotating displays. Books nominated by libraries in cities through the world for the International Dublin Literary Award. 📚🥇

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BookishShelly
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This is a good and entertaining novel. The style reminds me of Fannie Flagg books.

CouronneDhiver I loved this one! 5y
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BookNAround
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A woman chooses a mostly conventional life in reaction to her sister‘s choice to run away with her boyfriend. This novel looks at dissatisfaction with societal norms and the invisible work that women do. It is translated from the Portuguese and it very definitely feels South American in sensibility. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2018/12/review-invisible-life-of-euridice.html

CouronneDhiver Loooooved this one ❤️❤️ 5y
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JSW
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What a clever little book. Wonderfully drawn characters. Look beneath the surface of the multiple strands of story to find a razor-sharp observation of how women survive the boxes they get put in by husbands, families, and life circumstances.

Bklover Love the cover!❣️ 6y
CouronneDhiver Great review! 5y
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Curvybookgirl
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Mehso-so

Very easy to read and only 232 pages long. I‘ve put so so as I enjoyed it but I didn‘t love it.

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April2
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May‘s #ReadingInHeels Box 💗👌🏻

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MarticaMustRead
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📚🤓📚 #LibraryHaul #BookHaul #BookCoverLove #ForTheLoveOfBooks

Picked up some library holds tonight❣

Hoping I enjoy these as much as I'm loving their covers😍

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Jennifercaloyeras
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I participated in my first #24in48 last weekend. The goal: read for 24 of the 48 weekend hours. Between musical theater, a hockey game and kids‘ birthday parties, I realize this was a Sisyphean task, but I did it! #readingchallenge @24in48

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Kimmie
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Wonderful read. Important message to all women. Don‘t stop ...being you, trying new things, having ideas , making plans The list goes on and on. Would make a great movie

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Notafraidofwords
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Mehso-so

Translated from Portuguese, this book tells the story of the Gusmao family. It‘s the 1940s and women have ambitions, but those ambitions are stunted by the men and circumstances. I️ liked it, but that‘s as far as I️ got with it. I‘m not sure I️ understood all the layers b/c sometimes the writing or the translation (not sure which one) felt clunky. Overall, I‘m not sure how memorable it is. Glad it was an ILL.

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Liberty
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Brought home a new little friend today. I named it Operation. It will go high up on a shelf, away from fanged fur dragons. 📚🍃❤️

vivastory Nice! 6y
AshleyHoss820 I love your planter! 6y
lorannen Nothing can stop my resident fur dragons in their quest to eliminate all plant life. Nothing but basil, apparently. 6y
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Liberty
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Looking forward to this one. 📚

MamaGina I 💚 that cover 🤓 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty!!! 7y
Laalaleighh This makes me want Pears. 7y
Lizpixie Mmmm pears.🍐 7y
RebelReader Love the cover! 7y
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Marchpane
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A really fun, quick read, this is a little slice of mid 20th century Rio de Janeiro.

Euridice is super smart, resourceful and stifled by the expectations of her as a Brazilian housewife. As we follow her we also hear the stories of a cast of colourful characters in her neighbourhood.

I believe this is out now in Portuguese, with the English translation coming out later this year. Highly recommend 👍

#womenintranslation

beccaeve That cover is amazing! 7y
Marchpane @beccaeve Right? I totally judged by the cover and it paid off! 7y
RealLifeReading Awesome cover! Also sounds like an interesting read! 7y
minkyb Sounds very intriguing! 7y
Redheadrambles Oooh the cover ! Love it. Thanks for the shout out - your so sweet 😀 7y
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