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"With each new work, Maria Christina surprises us with the depth of her writing. After memorial letters addressed to a young girl; after earthly reminiscences capable of evoking long years of living in distant countries; after family scenes that portray the father figure through the intimate and central perspective of the home, here now comes the surprise of an entirely fictional book. The series of short stories is versatile and cutting. It reveals multifaceted characters, men and women whose dramas seem to be right there, on the corner of our street, in our neighbor's apartment, on the park bench in our neighborhood. In agile language, Maria Christina scrutinizes the male-female condition, probes the affections in gender relations, and tells delightful stories, so well drawn from the daily life of big cities, against the privileged backdrop of the sunny and maritime landscape of Rio de Janeiro." – Bernando Borges Buarque de Hollanda, professor and writer