​Please allow me to introduce my writing here in this space. I am the author of Mother of Honey, a memoir where I share the story of my indigenous Brazilian mother, a woman with an unbreakable spirit who defies the conventions of her time and fights against the injustices of imperialism, poverty, and the patriarchy.

Writing my mother’s story was a deeply healing experience for me. To my surprise, the story has touched many hearts so far, getting glowing 5-star reviews. A book club has been formed by some of the readers where they discuss my mother’s journey and focus on their own ancestral traumas.

Ever since I can remember, writing little poems and stories as a child, helped me soothe daunting emotions and experiences. Later in life, this channel opened to me again and I wrote songs, short stories, poems. The pain I felt at my mother’s inevitable departure, shaped The Mother of Honey.

I have been a climate activist even before climate change was in the news. Out of my eco sadness, I have been working on Samauma and the Sacred Tree an eco-novel that has so far won the Harper Collins/Spread the Word Competition, it has been short listed for the 2023 JOFFE Book Prize and has been granted a place in one of Curtis Brown’s prestigious courses. So, I feel there is a story here that is both a human and a global drama. It is also a beautiful and heart wrenching love story about two young activists from different corners of the world. I hope and pray that it will touch many hearts and bring awareness to the climate crisis we are in. I feel art can move us to change, to take action and to try and create a better world for our children, and all children.

                                         You may say I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one