Letters from Brazil
Reflections on Migration and Friendship - An Epistolary Memoir
$29.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
When Ruth’s family migrates from Brazil to North America in 1964, she and her best friend, Elana, are forced to separate. They decide to keep in touch via written correspondence - an exchange that ultimately persists for twenty years.
From Sao Paulo, Elana writes candidly with warmth, dedication, and support, easing Ruth’s assimilation to first Canada, then the United States. Lonely and uprooted, Ruth derives solace from the friendship and the correspondence. As both girls mature and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896363521 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Ruth Zelig |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“A beautiful tale of rootlessness, transformation, and the power of lifelong female friendship.”–Ana Hebra Flaster, author of Property of the Revolution
“Ruth and Elana’s unique voices will touch readers as they follow these separate yet linked life journeys across two continents.”–Ava Weinberger Cross, Ph.D., author of Talking Business
“A powerful, heartfelt, revelatory page turner of inter-generational migration that speaks of palpable loss as well as resilience, hope, and enduring friendship across continents. I felt at once heartache, humanity, and empathy.”–Nancy S. Gorrell, author of Writing Poetry through the Eyes of Science and Becoming a Teacher Who Writes
About The Author
Ruth Zelig
Ruth Zelig migrated three times and lived in four countries before the age of twenty, changing languages (at least five), cultures, and school systems in each place. She got a master’s degree in Linguistics at the University of Rochester, NY, and a bachelor’s in Linguistics and French at Lehman College, CUNY. She was a systems engineer at IBM for years, consulting with clients as programmer and analyst; today, she is a writer, photographer, and gardener who lives in Manhattan with her husband of forty-three years.
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