Ana Maria Luisa Author

Please allow me to introduce myself here in this space.

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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 trauma.

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 wrote ‘Seven Magpies Falling Dead from the Skies’ to be published next year.  My eco novel 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 😊