From My Window - Luísa Sobral

Why read "From My Window" today?

• Humour and Immediate Identification: Laugh with the author's misadventures trying to pitch a tent for her children or with the eternal struggle against a duvet that slips off the bed.

• A New Perspective on Routine: Texts that invite us to slow down and reflect on daily life in a deeper, more beautiful, and structured way.

• The Ideal Gift: Magnetic and fluid writing, perfect for avid readers and those looking for short, comforting reads before bed.

Synopsis:

Short stories that open a window into the author's daily life, as familiar and recognisable as it is amusing.

The author of this book says that chronicle writing captivated her first and foremost as a writing exercise, but that it also ended up shaping her way of looking at things and observing the world; and that she no longer knows whether certain events lead her to write a chronicle, or if, in fact, she herself provokes irregular situations to find subject matter to write about.

In this beautiful book, which Luísa Sobral titled Da Minha Janela (From My Window), readers will laugh at her clumsiness in pitching a tent for her children to play in, but they might also get annoyed with a duvet that constantly slips onto the floor, become indignant with the behaviour of a ride-share driver, and even worry about the health of someone very close to them. These texts make us think about daily life in a deeper and more structured way, and suddenly, it's as if the author's window is, after all, also our own.