Once Upon a Time in Rio

by Francisco Azevedo

Book Overview

From well-known Brazilian playwright Francisco Azevedo, a heartwarming debut novel about three generations of a family whose kitchen contains the secret ingredient for happiness--sure to appeal to fans of Like Water for Chocolate.

Once upon a time there was some rice. Rice planted in the earth, fallen from the sky, and gathered up from the stone. Rice that doesn't spoil, it came from far away, by ship with three exuberant young...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451695578
• ISBN13: 9781451695571
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.2"