Half and Half

Isabel Minhós Martins & Madalena Matoso

Half of this book speaks of love, so does its other half.

In a half-tone, under half-light, without half words or middle grounds, a boy declares his love for the first time.

Who has never been in love?

Who has never been struck halfway through a sentence, yearning to run the half marathon for its other half?

Press voices

“A book which is without a shadow of a doubt romantic but without being soppy, and which puts on the page that disconcerting and euphoric experience of falling in love. Whatever age that person might be.” Rita Pimenta, Público newspaper

“Wordplay and declaration after declaration without ever being cheesy. A story without a story, but one which is full of life and love. Is that not the loveliest story there is?” Cláudia Lima Carvalho, Timeout magazine

““Other half” offers us a text by Isabel Minhós Martins which is original both in its style and substance: simple, rhythmic and playful. Madalena Matoso’s illustrations are characterised by originality and creativity, contributing to the reader’s visual education.” Deus me livro