In the de Oliveira Evora family, it was a tradition for the women to keep a journal to record life’s events. On November 14, 2007, no ordinary day for the family, Lady Madeira passed, knowingly ending centuries of a federation of ancestors who had developed a dynasty with an empire and died like it: a testament to contradictions. In a compelling intergenerational history extracted from journals and oral stories, Viberto Rodrigues traces the roots of this Portugese family from Lisbon to Madeira, England, Brazil, and the United States of America. After detailing their experiences as early settlers of the island of Madeira, he discloses how the family used slave labor in their sugar cane plantations in Brazil, funded their global business with Jewish capital, and assisted refugees fleeing to the Americas during the second World War. Rodrigues also shares glimpses into how a family member worked with the World Health Organization to eradicate malaria in the Amazon, how their close relationship with military regimes led the family to seek refuge in the United States in the 1980s, how the last member of the family searched for her Jewish father, and much more. Lady Madeira Saudade is the fascinating intergenerational history of a Portugese family extracted from journals and oral stories.

In the de Oliveira Evora family, it was a tradition for the women to keep a journal to record life's events. On November 14, 2007, no ordinary day for the family, Lady Madeira passed, knowingly ending centuries of a federation of ancestors who had developed a dynasty with an empire and died like it: a testament to contradictions. In a compelling intergenerational history extracted from journals and oral stories, Viberto Rodrigues traces the roots of this Portugese family from Lisbon to Madeira, England, Brazil, and the United States of America. After detailing their experiences as early settlers of the island of Madeira, he discloses how the family used slave labor in their sugar cane plantations in Brazil, funded their global business with Jewish capital, and assisted refugees fleeing to the Americas during the second World War. Rodrigues also shares glimpses into how a family member worked with the World Health Organization to eradicate malaria in the Amazon, how their close relationship with military regimes led the family to seek refuge in the United States in the 1980s, how the last member of the family searched for her Jewish father, and much more. Lady Madeira Saudade is the fascinating intergenerational history of a Portugese family extracted from journals and oral stories.

A richly imaginative novel of love, loss, time and the rise and fall of a great maritime empire, that sends two thwarted lovers spiralling through the chaos of history. The story begins in 1429 on Madeira, when a peasant girl meets a boy- a Jewish outsider- from a Portuguese sailing ship. Esperança and Emmanuel know they must part when the ship sails. From that first meeting and parting, others follow... Emmanuel is in turn sailor, mapmaker, bookseller, jazz musician; Esperança an illiterate peasant, a rich girl in Faro and a clever, bookish recluse who confronts a murderer in nineteenth-century Lisbon. In twentieth-century London, Esperança is faced with a double incarnation, one of the true Emmanuel and the other a shadow. Over the centuries the couple face peril and tenderness. Each life is short. What survives is love.

Maria Lawton, known as the "Azorean Green Bean," is proud to announce the arrival of her debut cookbook, "Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours," a collection of more than 50 recipes that celebrates the traditions of Azorean cooking, culture, and family. "For more than four years, I have made it my mission to preserve my family recipes," said Lawton. "At first, I just wanted to make sure they would be passed down to my children and future generations - but now, I want to share them with everyone who might miss their Azorean mother or grandmother's cooking, or whoever wants to know how to recreate the tastes and smells of the past. This has been a wonderful journey home for me, and I hope this helps others on their journey, too." In the book, Lawton shares powerful memories of her family and cooking experiences as she walks readers through an array of recipes, ranging from popular Azorean dishes - including Arroz Doce (Sweet Rice Pudding), Massa Sovada (Sweet Bread) and Sopa de Couve (Kale Soup) - to classics like Cozido (Boiled Dinner), Cacoila (Marinated Pork), and Camarao Mozambique (Shrimp Mozambique). Throughout the collection, Lawton makes the cooking process simple, educational, and enjoyable, with a constant focus on a delicious end result. Lawton was born on the semi-tropical island of Sao Miguel, the largest of nine islands that make up the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal located nearly a thousand miles off its coast in the Atlantic Ocean. At age six, Lawton moved to the United States with her family and settled in a Portuguese community in southeastern Massachusetts. Growing up, Lawton was teased with a number of names like "Portagee," "Fava Bean" and "Greenhorn," but would always answer with, "Thank you - I'm proud of it!" Her nickname today of "Azorean Green Bean" is an embrace of these cultural elements and a reflection of pride.