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Varsha is a pretty, cherubic girl with nut-brown eyes, short black braids and a sparkling smile that lights up her whole face.—Literary Hub,
16 June 2026 Calls are made, and eventually Senhor Filipe appears, eyes bright, with thinning hair worn brushed over a nut-brown pate and two top front teeth that are shorter than the rest, lending his smile a triangular tilt.—
Trish Lorenz,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2020