Leaving Shangrila's first editorial review - and it is a good one! The poignant life story of a woman who escaped a restrictive past to embrace an independent future.    Gecils’ inspirational debut memoir, 11 years in the making, is both an astute character study and a harrowing familial drama that plays out in the lush environs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The author grew up as a middle child; she had two sisters, although she says her mother secretly wished for sons. In order to support the