Why am I passionate about this?
I have always been an avid reader. I have always been fascinated by history, especially the ones from so many unknown or not so well known heroes and heroines that contributed and still add to the growth of our society. Those who were an inspiration for any human being. The minority ones, the quiet ones, the bullied ones. The ones that seem to be so little, but they are a giant. The ones who hide a genius inside. Mainly the imperfect ones, because they are not boring. As a Dentist, I'm always fascinated by science and new discoveries. Because every dentist has an artistic side, art – drawing, painting, photography, are topics that I can easily relate.
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Why did Debora love this book?
Friendship, romance, betrayal, drama, music, adventures, beauty, and tragedy, this book has it all. It is a magnificent work of history and Latin culture that immediately took me back from my home country, Brazil, and to another time, pre and post WWII. It is the story of two girls with opposite backgrounds, who grew up together and embraced their artistic careers and dreams of becoming music stars. Graca, the samba singer, the main one on the front stage, with her beauty, charisma, and unique voice; and Dores the songwriter, behind the scenes, with her poetry, the lyrics, the rhythm, the passion, and the determination to be a music group leader. She has the stamina to never give up.
This particular book made me fall in love with historical fiction. Rich in details, well researched, and carefully woven, it was hard to separate what was fiction, what was real. As the…
1 author picked The Air You Breathe as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
"[A] glorious, glittery saga of friendship and loss... I read The Air You Breathe in two nights. (One might say I inhaled it.)." --NPR
"Echoes of Elena Ferrante resound in this sumptuous saga."--O, The Oprah Magazine
"Enveloping...Peebles understands the shifting currents of female friendship, and she writes so vividly about samba that you close the book certain its heroine's voices must exist beyond the page." -People
The story of an intense female friendship fueled by affection, envy and pride--and each woman's fear that she would be nothing without the other.
Some friendships, like romance, have the feeling of fate.
Skinny,…