The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life
Michelle Lester‘Borboleta’ (Portuguese for butterfly), and a symbol of regeneration and of beauty emerging from decay - reflections by a British immigrant settling into life overseas in Northern Portugal.
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Thought I was moving to Portugal to retire but life seems to have had other ideas!
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