A review by blueyorkie
Um Coração Simples by Julio MacHado, Maria Emanuel Côrte-Real, Gustave Flaubert

3.0

A good Flaubert but not the best, in my opinion; it follows the life of a woman with a string of misfortunes: first, she lives an unhappy childhood, then finds a job with a widow and her two children she focuses on, but they quickly leave the house, then it's his nephew's turn to die and so on.
Of course, what is to salute is the author's pen: the descriptions are realistic and the writing magnificent.
It's a tale that reads quickly and makes you want to rediscover Flaubert.