The story opens with Freddy Lauria who attends an Ivy League school in America, gets involved in drug dealing, then brings trouble back to his hometown of Sao Paolo. His sister,Catlin Lauria, an award winning equestrienne training for the upcoming Olympics, becomes the focus of a plot against their family. Follow their lavish lives as they descend into their world of drugs, money, power, and betrayal, ending with torture by a corrupted political system.
This book was a good read, but I feel that more focus should have been on the political corruption, rather than the socialite lifestyle. After all, this book was written by someone who has been witness of the torture and horrors of the Brazilian political system. The story was fast paced, and the scenery of Brazil was brought to life. The characters were mostly well developed, though there were some areas concerning the father and mother where I felt there should have been more meat on the bones. Overall, an entertaining book.
On a scale of 1-4, I give this book a 3. I was disappointed that so much focus was on the elite as opposed to the political scandal, but enjoyed the pace and imagery.
This book was published by Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4628-8851-1
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Thanks so much for the review. This book is basically my story, and my focus was not on the political situation simply because I felt it would not get as much attention as it does as a thriller with a focus on the living large life style.
The really great news is that since the book was released with it's preface letter to the President of Brasil, Brasil has now agreed to form a Truth Committee. Please read the article in The Economist from the November 23 issue, titled It Isn't Even Past. Please support this book, to help put an end to torture in Brasil by the 2016 Summer OLympics. Thank you. Karen Keilt
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