“Once I started reading The Moon Is Backwards I couldn’t put it down!”

Available at Amazon as paperback, ebook and audiobook narrated by the author.

A sampling of reader reviews:

“Fascinating and enthralling journey of a young woman transitioning through her childhood into adulthood while navigating family, social, societal, and political changes in her beloved home of Brazil. Once I started reading this book I couldn’t put it down!”

“I test a book’s value by whether I feel changed by it or if I actually miss the characters when I’m finished. In this case, both are true. Well done! I highly recommend this book and look forward to more from this new and gifted writer.”

“Strand de Oliveira deftly pulls the reader into a story told though diary entries that will have the reader immediately rooting for an eight-year old girl coping with an abusive step-parent and a learning disability and cheering for the woman she becomes, fighting for better living and working conditions in Brazil. This is a novel of empowerment and progress to share with all the women in our lives.”

“I learned not only about life under the dictatorship, about life as an entrepreneur in a poor country, but also about what it means to live with both dignity and loss. I now consider Eva a friend, not just a character in a book.”

“I loved this book for its unique narrative style, the many intimate glimpses into life in Brazil, the cultural and political backdrop against which the characters lives play out. This was an absolute delight to read and I highly recommend it.”