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Saudade : Our Longing for Brazil

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0823452298
ISBN-13 9780823452293
Publisher Holiday House Inc
Imprint Holiday House Inc
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jun 25th, 2024
Print length 32 Pages
Weight 362 grams
Dimensions 22.40 x 26.30 x 1.20 cms
Ksh 3,050.00
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If your heart has ever ached remembering a place or a person, a smell or a taste, then you’ve felt saudade.

Saudade is a Portuguese and Galician word with no perfect translation to English; it’s a strong, melancholy longing for something you once had. Hiking in the hills, a little girl and her Brazilian immigrant mother contemplate what makes them feel saudade. A cool salty breeze miles from the ocean; the smell of Mamãe''s perfume; memories of playing with cousins under trees or waterfalls, riding waves with grandparents who are now stuck in the square of a video call. 

Though deeply woven through Brazilian music and literature, saudade is a familiar companion to us all. Readers who live far from loved ones or have adopted new homes will especially connect with this exploration of nostalgia and yearning.

An endnote offers author Ana Crespo’s personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use. Andre Ceolin’s vivid illustrations, twining with daydreamy wisps of haze, set the perfect mood for this bittersweet, profoundly human story.

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