Publisher's Synopsis
Yes, Brazil is an exotic place filled with music and color. But none of us, not even Carleton Matthews who knows Brazil quite well from previous business deals, would expect the thick black clouds hidden behind the occasional grey nor the dark shadows around Brazil's sunlit corners. Clouds as thick as the densest fog and dark, dangerous places in which danger and death patiently wait. Dangers masked by wide smiles, sparkling eyes, and soft warm flesh. Eyes of every color but very few as full with emerald green magic as Alana's when she led Carleton from safety into Brazil's danger-filled night.Tall handsome Carleton, a titled British merchant banker, and captivating Alana, the living reality of Brazil's mythical beauties. Their early acquaintance rapidly grows from mutual lust to love and finally engagement to marry. Both of them seemingly immune to the ugly truths of post-redemocratization Brazil pressing in from all sides, threatening to destroy their future. Buying Brazil is their love story and is also the story of the complexities facing so many struggling against the violent inertia of a fading military dictatorship. Hope pulls Carl and Alana forward certain, despite unshared secrets, they have found the path to enriching today's, blissful nights and tomorrows filled with opportunities to build their future together. Unfortunately, they may have overlooked the perilous evils that haunt so many of us, particularly in Brazil. Enjoy the story's complex captivating characters and its uniquely tantalizing Brazilian setting. Do so while considering whether you want to experience all that Brazilian reality has to offer particularly if like Alana and Carl if in your own way undertake 'Buying Brazil'. 'Small Press Book Watch' described 'Buying Brazil' as "inherently fascinating and unfailingly entertaining". Surely you will agree.
