Una casa portuguesa

The narrator, a Madrid-born illustrator living in Portugal, leaves the city behind and, along with her husband and two children, moves to a dilapidated farmhouse on the outskirts of Évora. What begins as an impulsive purchase transforms into a luminous adventure of learning and discovery. Accompanied by her family, three dogs, a cat, and two cockatoos, and amidst endless restoration work, ankle-deep mud, gardening, and encounters with endearing neighbors, Ximena finds her place and a new calling. With humor, sensitivity, and a profoundly visual eye, the unknown gradually becomes home. An intimate, refreshing, and humorous tale about the possibility of starting over, learning to live slowly, and allowing oneself to be shaped by a new environment. A book that celebrates chance, family, craft, and the quiet power of life-changing decisions.