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From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a seductive, dazzling, atmospheric story of family, class, and deception set against the mesmerizing backdrops of Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon River, and London.Andr is a listless Brazilian teenager and the son of a successful plastic surgeon who lives a life of wealth and privilege, shuttling between the hot sands of Ipanema beach and his family's luxurious penthouse apartment. In 1985, when he is just sixteen, Andr's mother is killed in a car accident. Clouded with grief, Andr, his younger brother Thiago, and his father travel with their domestic help to Belem, a jungle city on the mouth of the Amazon, where the intense heat of the rainforest only serves to heighten their volatile emotions. After they arrive back in Rio, Andr's father loses himself in his work, while Andr spends his evenings in the family apartment with Luana, the beautiful daughter of the family's maid.
About the Author
Luiza Sauma is the author of 'Everything You Ever Wanted' and 'Flesh and Bone and Water'. She was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in London. Luiza worked at the Independent on Sunday for several years before becoming a novelist. She has an MA in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she won the Pat Kavanagh Award.
