This is the first time I read a novel by Brazilian author Daniel Galera. At first , I thought that book was mislabeled as a novel because chapters appears to me to be a collection of seemingly unrelated stories. It was only towards the very end of the book that I realized that certain chapters were flashbacks from the main protagonist's life. It is a beautifully written book about how our upbringing can have an impact on how we shape our lives. No matter what, we shape our destiny by choices we make and at the end, that is what makes us masters of our life. We are all alone in this world no matter how large or small our family is or how many friends we have. WE close one chapter in our lives and move on to the next by not allowing others to influence us but by making our own choices.