My Father and Me - Parker, Katia Florencio
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My Father and Me is the story of Katia Florencio Parker, her father André Florencio, her mother Diana; and her brothers, and it's also the story of her father's lover, the ambitious Daniela and her children. Besides many other characters in the narrative, a special character appears almost at the end of the story: Iracema, who becomes part of André Florencio's life. The fictional narrative is told in flashbacks, The language in My Father and Me is simple yet captivating. The story is written from the perspective of a child who turns into a teenager and then a young woman. She marries and she…mehr

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My Father and Me is the story of Katia Florencio Parker, her father André Florencio, her mother Diana; and her brothers, and it's also the story of her father's lover, the ambitious Daniela and her children. Besides many other characters in the narrative, a special character appears almost at the end of the story: Iracema, who becomes part of André Florencio's life. The fictional narrative is told in flashbacks, The language in My Father and Me is simple yet captivating. The story is written from the perspective of a child who turns into a teenager and then a young woman. She marries and she becomes a mother. Her childhood memories emerge as if she is having a dream. And then wakes up and decides to write a story. By recollecting the past, Katia writes an intriguing story of love, betrayal, compassion, and perhaps a vindication of rights as well and, in the end, forgiveness.
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Katia Florencio Parker was born in Monte Alegre, Bahia, Brazil, in 1954. In Brazil, she attended two colleges: First, in 1973 she attended for a year, Faculdade de Educação de Feira de Santana studying Portuguese and English Languages, Then, next year in 1974, she transferred to another town in another college, where she studied for 2 ¿ years Portuguese and French languages. She earned a degree as a Portuguese and French Teacher for Elementary and Middle Schools. While she was in college, at the same time she managed to teach French and Portuguese in middle grades in a private school. Later on, she worked as a Customer Representative and as a Cashier at 'Banco Brasileiro de Descontos,' the largest private financial institution in Brazil. Then, later she worked as a Secretary in a Helicopter Company where she met her American husband. In 1984, they had a child, a cute little boy. Two years later, after her husband's work was done, they moved to Lafayette in Louisiana, USA, to a new and cozy house. By 1987, the couple had their second child, another cute and smart little boy. By 1996, the family moved to Georgia. From 2005 to 2009, Katia attended Georgia State University in Atlanta and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her life is the inspiration for this story.