Celebrated for a literary work that talks masterfully about family relations, Francisco Azevedo’s new novel, The Guiding Thread, is the uncommon story of two very common people, Inaiê and Caíque, as told by Brazil. When they meet for the first time, young Inaiê and little boy Caíque follow the voice of their country, a wise and loving narrator, despite being painfully aware of its own dramatic history. Inaiê has the mix of three races in her blood, an unmistakable voice, and sings in the streets to make some money; Caíque walks around aimlessly, waiting for an opportunity – some kind of job, some affection, some pocket to pick –, but he is guided by The Great Something that gives him a charisma that not even the floods that took his parents and the hard experiences he had at school can erase.

Inaiê and Caíque cross each other in a busy square in the center of a big city. People walk all around without seeing each other, but they are fated to have a much deeper connection than one could imagine at a first moment. Struggling with their pasts to deal with family issues, Inaiê and Caíque will be two among special people who can see the guiding thread that connects everybody.