See which were the best-selling fiction books in Brazil in 2024

Two works by American author Colleen Hoover lead the list of best-selling fiction books in Brazil during 2024 . The information comes from a survey carried out by Publishnews, drawn up based on consultations with more than 30 bookstore chains in the country.

In first place is “That’s How It Ends”, a work that received a theatrical adaptation in June this year, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Second is the story sequence, “This Is How It Begins.”

Next comes British author Matt Haig’s bestseller, “The Midnight Library.” The only two national books on the list occupy fourth and fifth place.

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1. “This Is How It Ends” by Colleen Hoover – 69,836 copies

Synopsis: Lily Bloom believes she has found the love of her life, however, after an attitude Abusive of Kyle, she remembers her dark past and must decide whether love alone can move the marriage forward. To complicate things even further, an old love reappears in his life.

• Title: “This is how it ends”
• Author: Colleen Hoover
• Publisher: Galera Record
• Number of pages: 368
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2018

2. “This Is How It Begins” by Colleen Hoover – 51,911 copies

Synopsis: Lily Bloom continues to run a flower shop. Her abusive ex-husband, Ryle, is still a surgeon, but now the two are officially divorced and share custody of their daughter, Emerson. Blaming Atlas for the end of his marriage, Ryle is unwilling to accept Lily’s new relationship. Alternating between the points of view of Atlas and Lily, the book reveals more about Atlas’ past and follows Lily’s journey to embrace her second chance at love while dealing with a jealous ex-husband.

• Title: “This is how it starts”
• Author: Colleen Hoover
• Publisher: Galera Record
• Number of pages: 336
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2022

3. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig – 51,772 copies

Synopsis: At 35 years old, Nora Seed is a woman full of talents and few achievements. Regretting the choices she made in the past, she keeps asking herself what could have happened if she had lived differently. After being fired and her cat being run over, Nora sees little meaning in her existence and decides to put an end to everything. However, when she finds herself in the Midnight Library, Nora gains a unique opportunity to live all the lives she could have lived.

• Title: “The Midnight Library”
• Author: Matt Haig
• Publisher: Bertrand Brasil
• Number of pages: 308
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2021

4. “The daughter of rivers”, by Ilko Minev – 51,680 copies

Synopsis: In the second half of the 20th century, Maria, a 16-year-old girl with green eyes, finds herself taken from Igarapó Mirim by Adriano, at the request of her mother, Eulalia. Descending along the Purus River, they reach Surara, where they settle. It is there that Maria learns to cook and that the love between her and Adriano blossoms. Maria and Adriano continue their journey to Manaus, where they meet Benjamim Melul and his wife Nina and, together, they leave for Quatro Ases, a rubber plantation on the border between Brazil and Bolivia. After 5 years, when they decide to move, the group is caught by an outbreak of yellow fever and only Maria and three children survive. Determined to educate her two children and Alice, the friend’s daughter, Maria works as a cook, in a nightclub and on the gold prospecting dredger of Oleg Hazan, a young Bulgarian Jew.

• Title: “The daughter of rivers”
• Author: Ilko Minev
• Publisher: Buzz
• Number of pages: 192
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2022

5. “Tudo é rio”, by Carla Madeira – 44,795 copies

Synopsis: The novel tells the story of the couple Dalva and Venâncio, whose lives are transformed after a tragic loss, the result of her husband’s unhealthy jealousy, and Lucy, the most depraved and coveted prostitute in the city, who gets in their way, forming a triangle. loving.

• Title: “Everything is a river”
• Author: Carla Madeira
• Publisher: Record
• Number of pages: 210
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2021

6. “Verity” by Colleen Hoover – 39,438 copies

Synopsis: Verity Crawford is the bestselling author behind a hit series. She is at the height of her career when she suffers an accident that leaves her unable to complete the story. As a result, Lowen Ashleigh, a writer on the verge of bankruptcy, is invited to write, under a pseudonym, the three remaining books in Verity’s already consolidated series. In order to better understand the creative process, Lowen decides to spend a few days at the Crawford house, where he finds a kind of autobiography in which the writer narrates the events that happened from the day she met Jeremy, her husband, until the moments before her death. accident.

• Title: “Verity”
• Author: Colleen Hoover
• Publisher: Galera Record
• Number of pages: 320
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2020

7. “The Maid”, by Freida McFadden – 29,202 copies

Synopsis: Every day, Millie cleans Nina and Andrew Winchester’s house, picks up their daughter from school, and prepares delicious meals for the family before retiring to finally eat her own dinner, alone in her tiny attic room. When Nina starts dirtying all the rooms on purpose just to watch her clean, starts telling disturbing lies about her own daughter and psychologically torturing her husband, Millie tries not to lose her head. However, as she looks into Andrew’s eyes and sees the suffering in them, Millie can’t help but imagine what it would be like to have Nina’s life. Soon the Winchesters will discover that they have no idea who Millie really is.

• Title: “The maid”
• Author: Freida McFadden
• Publisher: Archer
• Number of pages: 304
• Year of publication in Brazil : 2023

8. “Jujutsu Kaisen – The Battle of Sorcerers Vol. 01”, by Gege Akutami – 20,167 copies

Synopsis: Despite high school student Yuuji Itadori having great physical strength, he enrolls in the Occult Club. One day, they find a “cursed object” and remove the seal, attracting creatures called “curses”. Itadori rushes to the aid of his colleagues, but will he be able to take down these creatures using just physical strength?

• • Title: “Jujutsu Kaisen – The Battle of Sorcerers Vol. 01”
  • Author: Gege Akutami
  • Publisher: Panini
  • Number of pages: 192
  • Year of publication in Brazil : 2019

9. “See you in August”, by Gabriel García Márquez – 20,139 copies

Synopsis: Every August, Ana Magdalena Bach takes a ferry to a Caribbean island to place a bunch of gladioli on her mother’s grave. She usually follows the same routine, until one time, a man invites her to have a drink. After the first sip, feeling bold, cheerful, capable of anything — including stripping herself of her conjugal bonds, momentarily forgetting her husband and children —, she gives in to the stranger’s advances and takes him to her room. That night changes Ana Magdalena — and her life — forever. She comes to look forward to each August, when she not only visits her mother’s grave but also has the chance to choose a different lover every year.

• Title: “See you in August”
• Author: Gabriel García Márquez
• Publisher: Record
• Number of pages: 132
• Year of publication in Brazil: 2024

10. “The silent patient”, by Alex Michaelides

Synopsis: Alicia Berenson keeps a journal to get her thoughts in order. He is both an outlet and a way to prove to his adoring husband that he is okay. She can’t bear to live with the idea that she’s making Gabriel worry, that she’s causing him harm. Alicia Berenson was 33 years old when she shot her husband to death five times. And he never said a word again. Forensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can treat Alicia, after so many others have failed.

• Title: “The Silent Patient”
• Author: Alex Michaelides
• Publisher: Record
• Number of pages: 364
• Year of publication in Brazil: 2019

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