* An IndieNext Pick
* A Bookshop Editorsâ Pick
* A Goodreads Editorsâ Pick
* One of Electric Literatureâs âBooks by Women of Color to Read in 2024â
From the National Book Award-winning translator, an exquisite, atmospheric, and wise debut novel of a young Brazilian womanâs first year in America, a continent away from her lonely mother, and the relationship they build over video calls across borders.
âBy many measures, Bruna Dantas Lobato is quite the literary star.â âThe New York Times
â âIn her first novel, Dantas Lobato shows that her talent as a writer is at least as tremendous as her talent as a translator.â âKirkus Reviews (starred review)