"Seeds of Suffering - V" is the fifth of six books covering Brazilian history from the years 1864 to 1919.
Against the backdrop of the Paraguayan War in late 1864, the spirited Camila maintains her lascivious ways. She navigates the various avenues of her carnal lifestyle while Macario, a teenage boy from her orphanage who suffers from childhood post-traumatic stress disorder, takes up arms in the Brazilian army and endures unspeakable humiliation and trauma.
The war sparks enormous cultural changes, including the abolition of slavery, and as Brazil lurches out of a monarchy and into...
"Seeds of Suffering - V" is the fifth of six books covering Brazilian history from the years 1864 to 1919.
From 1631 to 1763, the Portuguese Empire and the Catholic Church continue their reign over the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the conquering conquistadors wield their power over the city's politics, economics, and thriving slave regime, oppression and corruption are the driving forces behind these numerous and diverse stories of personal suffering.
Slaves, desperate for freedom, escape their owners and flee the metropolis to establish their own hidden communities, called mocambos. Kimbakala, a Congo native, is one of these runaway slaves, and he must use his strength and intuition...
From 1631 to 1763, the Portuguese Empire and the Catholic Church continue their reign over the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the conquering co...
In the second half of the eighteenth century, Brazil's gold boom has begun to slow, thrusting Rio de Janeiro into economic difficulties, while Napoleon's rise to power wreaks havoc on all of Europe, causing 15,000 Portuguese citizens, including the king, queen, and their massive court, to seek safety in Brazil.
Joana, one of the many who have fled Portugal, falls in love and marries Mario, the capable son of a troubled Jewish woman, and they give birth to Camila, a spirited, willful girl whose unsettled life mirrors the extremes experienced by her home city.
Influenced by her immoral...
In the second half of the eighteenth century, Brazil's gold boom has begun to slow, thrusting Rio de Janeiro into economic difficulties, while Napo...
