Title: The caregiver
Description: Mara Alencar's mother Ana is the moon, the sun, the stars. Ana, a struggling voice-over actress, is an admirably brave and recklessly impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl. With no other family or friends her own age, Ana eclipses Mara's entire world. They take turns caring for each other--in ways big and small.
Subjects: Mothers and daughters, Fiction, Family secrets, Fiction, family life, Mothers and daughters, fiction, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Family Life, FICTION / Literary, Immigrants, Women, Fiction, family life, general
Places: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)