Thanks so much to NetGalley, Little, Brown & Company, and Ian MacKenzie for the opportunity to read and review his latest work!
This is the story of Emma - a woman from NYC who with her banker husband move to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for his work. Emma is fascinated with language and ends up being a tutor of sorts to various people in Brazil - simultaneously trying to learn Portuguese while teaching English. Emma is also struggling with her husband about having children - she doesn't want to; he does. Brazil is in a state of civil unrest while they are there with many demonstrations happening, causing Emma to rethink her life and beliefs.
The writing in this book is wonderful, even though it may not be my style. You can really get a taste of being plucked from NYC and set into the strange world of Brazil, where everything is different complicated by the language barrier. However, I struggled to care much about the characters and it was a bit confusing when the back story was being told.
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