A Great Review from The Historical Novel Society!

The Historical Novel Society gives "The Air You Breathe" a rave review! (I was worried about this group, because they are very passionate about their history and novels. So this makes the review extra special.) 

“A soaring fusion of emotion, intense drama, and the compelling rhythms of Brazilian music, The Air You Breathe belongs to the special category of historical novels that chronicle entire lives – and it does so in enthralling fashion…Dores narrates in a voice as lyrical and achingly passionate as the sambas she writes…The novel is an intoxicating performance itself, not to be missed by anyone wanting to be wrapped up in a well-told story.”

"The Air You Breathe" is a Book of The Month Club pick!

So honored that “The Air You Breathe” is a Book of the Month pick! This month’s guest judge is author and OITNB star @dianexguerrero! Her love of music drew her to THE AIR YOU BREATHE, which she calls a novel of “countless nuggets of wisdom that sneak up on you at the perfect moment.” ❤️❤️❤️ Read her full review here:
https://www.bookofthemonth.com/the-air-you-breathe-382

Amazon editors pick “The Air You Breathe” as one of August’s top 10 books!

So grateful to Amazon for choosing "The Air You Breathe" as one of their 10 best books in August! 

Real Simple Magazine puts "The Air You Breathe" on its Short List of "books that won't disappoint" !

“Frances de Pontes Peebles’ tender novel follows this unlikely friendship and the jealousy and rivalry that come with their pursuit of fame.” –Real Simple

I stopped by Riverhead HQ to talk "THE AIR YOU BREATHE"!

"The Air You Breathe" in Fashion Week Online

 Fashion Week Online has featured THE AIR YOU BREATHE in their round-up of “What We Are Reading This Month,” calling the story “timeless” and raving, “Each page is as intoxicating as the characters themselves; the perfect read for a long weekend or day off.”

"The Air You Breathe" in BUSTLE!

 Bustle included THE AIR YOU BREATHE in their round-up of “13 New Historical Fiction Books To Read If You Want To Escape 2018 For A Little While” (because who doesn’t?!) with a lovely summary: 

“Skinny, nine-year-old orphaned Dores is working in the kitchen of a sugar plantation in 1930s Brazil when in walks a girl who changes everything. Graça, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy sugar baron, and Dores quickly bond over their love of music. Their passion will become the source of their friendship and their rivalry, and for each, the only way out of the life to which each was born. But only one is destined to be a star.”

"Great Books for Warmer Days"

Philadelphia Inquirer includes THE AIR YOU BREATHE in its fiction round-up of “Great Books for Warmer Days!”

“The long friendship between Dores and Graça is forged through music. Based partly on the life of Carmen Miranda, this novel takes us from the 1920 Brazilian sugar plantations to the urban samba scene of the 1930s.”

Starred Kirkus Review for "The Air You Breathe."

A starred review from Kirkus for THE AIR YOU BREATHE! I'm over the moon about this. Thank you, Kirkus! 

“Samba music and its allure beats beneath this winding and sinuous tale of ambition, memory, and identity...Peebles’...atmospheric story is cinematic in scope, panoramic in view, and lyrical in tone.”

— Kirkus

"Entre Irmãs" screening at UCLA

On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 7 PM, the film version of THE SEAMSTRESS will be screened at UCLA, with English subtitles! This is the film's US premiere, and I'm so happy that the Center for Brazilian Studies at UCLA is supporting the film and making it available to US audiences. I'll be at the screening and there will be a Q & A before the film. I would LOVE to see you there! RSVP and get your tickets here.