Book description
Euridice is young, beautiful and ambitious, but when her rebellious sister Guida elopes, she sets her own aspirations aside and vows to settle down as a model wife and daughter. And yet as her husband's professional success grows, so does Euridice's feeling of restlessness. She embarks on a series of…
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1 author picked The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was drawn to this book because it focused on the ordinary housewife who harbors an unfulfilled desire to live a different life (as a concert pianist, no less!). I can’t think of any woman confronted with the drudgery of domesticity who cannot relate to Euridice’s interior thoughts, which often take a dry, dark, and humorous turn.
The presence of Euridice’s errant sibling Guida also spoke to me as testament to the fraught magic that exists in the bond between sisters, and how this can result in women finding the courage to break out beyond the restrictions of their dictated…
From Karina's list on women who “misbehave”.
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