Os três casamentos de Camila S. (Rosa Lobato Faria)

EN This is one of those books that I would never choose to read, simply because the title didn't appeal to me. But on one occasion I went to research who the writer was, and I realized that it was an actress who played a witch in a Portuguese series named “My Mother-in-law is a Witch”. Being an actress that I loved, I was really happy, so I decided to take a risk and read it.

We meet Camila, a lady in her nineties who decided to tell the story of her life and her secrets that she points out as “unspeakable”. As we can see in the title, Camila was married three times. She decides to tell us all her story without filters, through entries in her diary, which mainly tells us about her love relationships since her childhood and how they developed. Camila married very early because her only family, some very old uncles, did not want to leave her unprotected and abandoned. Camila was still a child, so her husband had to wait a few good years before having a more intimate involvement with her. Despite the large age difference, he always tried to be respectful. From there, we have love stories, heartaches, infidelities, dramas, and a few more essential ingredients to a good romance.

Overall, I couldn't relate much to the story and found myself wondering a few times if I liked Camila. The author has a very peculiar and beautiful way of describing women and I liked it a lot, which somehow confused my head between liking or disliking Camila. I think her strong personality and her charisma impressed me, but some of her attitudes left much to be desired.

Although it was not a story that moved me very much, the reading of this book was very light, and the author's writing was very beautiful. None of this is surprising since Rosa Lobato Faria wrote mainly poetry. The way she writes the sentences and describes the situations is very enchanting, simple, and smooth. I was quite surprised.

I recommend this book to those interested in novel and light readings. The book is small, and it can be very entertaining for some summer's afternoons.

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