Many of her works are set in historic times of turmoil, revolution and war. Her best known book, "A Casa das Sete Mulheres" ("House of the Seven Women") deals with the lives and relationships of women from a family whose men were occupied in the uprising Ragamuffin War in the mid 19th century. This novel has been translated into five languages and adapted by TV Globo on a broadcast minisseries aired in 23 countries.