The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao

A tapestry of Brazilian lives. In the midst of them is Euridice, an ambitious woman full of initiative and talent, born into the wrong place and time. Women in Brazil's 1950ies are meant to stay at home and take care of the kids. They're not meant to develop passions and start companies from their living room. Meanwhile her sister Guida falls in love with a deadbeat, and needs to claw her way out of poverty through sheer resilience and an unwavering spirit.

A playful and joyous novel full of charm, as it ever expands from one character to include the fates and family tragedies of others. I like the rather neat way it opened doors into all the character stories. Even if in the end there felt like too many side characters and I just wanted to return to Euridice.