Today’s team review is from Terry, she blogs at http://terrytylerbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
Terry has been reading The Brazilian Husband by Rebecca Powell
THE BRAZILIAN HUSBAND by Rebecca Powell
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by me as a member of Rosie Amber’s Review Team
I liked this book a lot. It’s simply but so well written, the words just flow; lovely to come across a book like this by someone who has a real talent for writing. It’s all about making the reader want to keep turning the pages, after all, and I certainly did with this!
Judith Summers’ Brazilian husband, Edson, has just died, and she is determined to fulfil his final wish by ‘taking him home’ ~ ie, back to the village of his birth to scatter his ashes. His fifteen year old daughter goes with her, and together they uncover the mystery of Rosa’s birth, and many more besides.
The story is told mostly from Judith’s point of view, interspersed with occasional chapters inside the head of Rosa, and Edson’s friend, Ricardo, who runs a shelter for young people in trouble. The plot slowly unravels via tapes of conversations between twelve year old Luciana, and Ricardo’s wife, Flavia. I’d more or less guessed the outcome before we were told, though not all the details, and it didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story.
Judith’s a great character, pretty screwed up after taking her share of wrong turns throughout her life. Tempestuous teenager Rosa is portrayed perfectly, but I think the star of the show is Brazil itself; Ms Powell clearly has a great love for the country and its poorer corners are depicted with much colour and warmth. The people Judith and Rosa meet are so real, the dialogue is great, and there are some heartrending moments, too (too sad!).
The writing style reminded me of Emily Barr, whose books I like very much. I have nothing negative to say about this novel at all; highly recommended, and I’ll definitely read her next one.
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Great to hear, Mary.
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I think you’ll love, it, Mary 🙂
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I liked this book as well, Terry. Good characters.
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Oh, I love RBRT – it’s like book club for us all, as well as providing reviews, isn’t it?
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Thanks, Terry. It sounds like another great read. 🙂
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Thanks, Terry. Very apropos, given the site of the Olympics!
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Sounds like quite a character study and an involved story. Love the cover! Pinned & shared.
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I heard great things about this book. Thanks for the review. I’m intrigued.
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This sounds like a great read. I have a friend who moved to Brazil with her Brazilian husband and has just recently returned to the US. This is definitely one for the TBR.
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Thanks Michelle, what good timing of this book review eh?
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