Review: REALLY different for me
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
One really good book.  I'm really glad I didn't know this was an LDS author before I read it, or (I'm ashamed to say, and sorry Ms. Nunes) I might not have read it.  But there's no mention of anything Mormon at all in the book so I'm delighted with the story.This book will touch your heart, truly. Two young siblings whose mother died were taken in by their cruel drunkard of an aunt who lives in a makeshift shack in a horrible area near Lisbon, Portugal. Their way of making money is to beg or steal. It's a sad life, but the brother tries to keep his very young sister happy with his love and protection. His love for her is so very touching that, even though you know his stealing is wrong, you root him on because he does it to keep the 3 of them alive. He has a conscience about it, instilled by some missionaries... Perhaps those are LDS missionaries, but it's not mentioned.God seems to be steering things for the children, and a married couple who had something stolen from them by Miguel (the brother).Generally I read a totally different sort of book, but this was a great change, and worth the read.  I whole-heartledly recommend it.