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Filipa Fonseca Silva

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Filipa Fonseca Silva was born in a small town called Barreiro, just across Lisbon, in 1979.

She graduated in Communication from Universidade Católica, but ended up in advertising, working as a copywriter until 2017.

Her debut novel, “Thirty Something – Nothing’s How We Dreamed it Would Be” (2011) turned her into the first Portuguese author to reach Amazon Top100 and gave her international projection. The book was followed by “The Strange Year of Vanessa M.” (2013), “Things a Mother Discovers (and no one talks about)” (2015), “Amanhece na Cidade" (2017), "Odeio o Meu Chefe"(2018) and "O Elevador" (2022).

She’s an activist for the environment and women’s rights, and besides writing, she loves to paint, collect shoes and eat watermelon.
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	O Elevador 3.82 avg rating — 462 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Year of Vanessa M. 3.39 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirty Something: Nothing's How We Dreamed It Would Be 3.77 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nove Contos (não) Tradicionais de Natal by Helena Magalhães (Goodreads Author), Bruno M. Franco (Goodreads Author), Maria Francisca Gama 3.81 avg rating — 75 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coisas Que Uma Mãe Descobre 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Odeio o Meu Chefe 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Breve Vida das Flores

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“O mal alimenta-se do silêncio. Ergamos, pois, a nossa voz.”
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“Se seguíssemos os nossos instintos, nunca amaríamos.”
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