This short book should have been a quick read but the writing is beautiful & lyrical & made me want to savor the story of Maria Augusta (Guta) & her two friends from convent school in Fortaleza, Brazil, Maria Joseph & Maria Gloria-the three Marias. Written in 1939 it tells their stories from girlhood to adulthood & shows the limited avenues open to women in that era. Thanks to #FoodandLit as I likely wouldn‘t have found this one without the nudge.