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Márcia Balsas nasceu em Coimbra, em 1977, e é autora do blogue literário «Planeta Márcia». Foi na infância, na Figueira da Foz, que se apaixonou pelos livros. Descobriu, com o tempo, que a leitura é a melhor das viagens e nunca sai de casa sem (pelo menos) um livro. Profissionalmente, desviou-se do rumo. Vai ajustando os ponteiros, fora do escritório, para escrever. Foi através do conto que começou por dar vida à sua escrita: à primeira publicação, «Tempo Vazio», em 2015, seguiu-se «Gaveta de Mistérios», distinguido pelo júri do Prémio Literário Eça de Queiroz com uma Menção Honrosa e, em 2018, recebeu o Prémio Novos Talentos Fnac com «Ponto de Fuga». Escreve regularmente como cronista em revistas e blogues. Voar no Quarto Escuro é o seu pr ...more

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	Voar no Quarto Escuro 4.09 avg rating — 94 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desassossego da Liberdade by Carla M. Soares, Manuel Jorge Marmelo, Nuno Nepomuceno (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novos Talentos Fnac 2018 by Álvaro Filho (Goodreads Author), Andressa Barichello, Márcia Balsas (Goodreads Author) 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Os Desafios da Europa by Luísa Semedo (Goodreads Author), João de Almeida, Quita Miguel 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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