The Primitive Daughter

Winner of the Kindle Literature Prize – 6th Edition, The Primitive Daughter , written by Vanessa Passos from Ceará, is a story about love and anger, future and ancestry, violence and forgiveness.

Set in Fortaleza, this story tells of a lineage of women united by fate, separated by pain, abandonment, faith, and skepticism. They keep their identities secret from one another—the grandmother, a Black woman, hides from her daughter who her father is; the daughter, white, struggles to survive, write, and rejects the motherhood imposed upon her; the granddaughter receives her mother's anger and is born feeling the pain of being a woman. It is a work of fiction immersed in the rawness of language and grounded in reality, transforming the story into a great work of literature. This edition features a foreword by Giovana Madalosso, a finalist for the National Library Prize and the São Paulo Literature Prize, and an afterword by Natalia Timerman, a finalist for the Jabuti Prize.

"Vanessa Passos is an author who is not afraid to delve into the enigma of things. Her attentive gaze captures everything, even the smallest details. (...) An author who arrives with the maturity of someone who knows what she's here for." - Carola Saavedra

“This novel by Vanessa Passos is thrilling. (...) A book to conquer the world!” - Andrea del Fuego

“In her novel, the author addresses one of the richest and most complex themes in literature without any fear or reservation.” - Nara Vidal

"It's a book about motherhood, abandonment, and unconditional love. Life unfolds on every page, with style, sensitivity, and beauty." - Marcela Dantés