| Undergrowth Contributor(s): Burke, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0986154164 ISBN-13: 9780986154164 Publisher: Gibson House Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| LCCN: 2017940163 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.50 lbs) 423 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this luminous novel, the all-too-human experiences of fear, love, and loss become amplified with potentially disastrous consequences. In 1960s Brazil, an indigenous group is on the brink of a tragedy, the dimensions of which they are only beginning to grasp. A small band of disaffected government agents, academics and visionaries is determined to fight for their cause. Among them is James Ardmore who, along with his nephew Larry, travels to Pahquel, a village in the crosshairs of an environmental showdown. When James dies en route, Larry is left to decide: Should he attempt to escape his own personal demons by immersing himself in a completely foreign culture? Or retreat and resume his disaffected life in the U.S.? What costs will he bear if he chooses to press forward? Against a lush backdrop, the author gives voice to the complexities of social, anthropological and environmental forces. This is a page-turner of an adventure story that rests upon the deep and unsettling layers of undergrowth. |