It is the first novel in the Young Filipa Ribeiro Cruz. This is a book that addresses the issue of traffic of human beings, the unconditional love that is never lost in time and reflect on the existence of angels in a human form.
I liked what you had addressed the issue of human trafficking. What did you know about it? Did you do some research?
Filipa Ribeiro da Cruz: I first started researching on the subject, also coincided somewhat with the materials that I was studying in school, in Geography, I started to interest me more and I thought it was a topic that does not always come fowards in today's society. Since this is such an important issue was natural for me to raise much interest.
How would you define the book you wrote? Sounds like a mistery book, but at the same time is based on a novel.
FRC: I think that this book that I wrote is a mix of these genres, on one side has a mistery, has all those components, unveils a crime. On the other, I think it is an intervention novel, because it focuses on global social issues and taking into account that has a life story inevitably ends up being a novel.
Why that title?
FRC: The title just came to me at the end of writing this book was a bit for people to reflect on the theme, even before reading. Is the need for angels, t good people to release the evil of this world. What is the fate of these people? What is their role? And the need we have of good people to fight these evil.
Bianca has just a set destination early in the book, why?
FRC: From the moment she enters a path of no return, because we know what happened to her, there is no great opportunity to rewind. I thought the purpose of this character is somewhat glorify the good people who give so much to the world, despite knowing there whereabouts, what will happen to them in the end and was above all, demonstrate that good people do not always have the justice they deserve, but they still fighting for their beliefs, for their dreams despite their difficult life.
What is the character who has more of you?
FRC: I think it's Bianca. I am a person who observes society, I'm always making judgments, what I see, people I meet, the places I've been, the problematic and more caricatured situations I witnees. This character observes what surrounds her and tries to do something, she speak, criticize, and change something. I know I'm young, but also liked to do something good for the world.
You talked of having a goal in life, that's why you write about these current subjects?
FRC: I already have other projects that do not spend much on this subject, but I feel inspired to write about them at the university level, ie, develop work on these themes. I see myself not only to write about human trafficking, but also on exploitation of children, I question that in this book, but in on another level. I like to focus on the many problems of the world.
You wrote this book at seventeen?
FRC: I started writing at age 15 and ended at 17 years old.
Then you decided to send it to all publishers nationally?
FRC: My first goal was to finish the book and then I started thinking about a possible publication, then tried my luck and sent it to several publishers at the national level, I had the answer of two and chose chiado publisher.
You said you have several projects, but one of them is to be a writer?
FRC: Yes, being a writer is something I enjoy a lot and I write since I was a child, poems, essays and I am now facing more novels. I feel it is a vocation and want to continue to write books.
You have been writing another book?
FRC: Yes, it is a historical novel in Portugal, it presents another perspective of society.
