The End of the Rainy Season

Discovering My Family's Hidden Past in Brazil

Marian Lindberg

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Soft Skull Press
14 April 2015

Travel & holiday

Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon.

She took her father's claims at face value, basking in her exotic roots, until she started to notice things.

The unverified legend became a riddle she couldn't solve.

As Lindberg moved from journalism to law, fell in love, and sought a family of her own, her father repeatedly interfered.

He had a closed vision of his family, and sheunlike the silent Walterwas breaking out.

Yet her father's story of the past haunted Lindberg.

Long after her father's death, Lindberg set off for the Amazon, determined to find out the truth about Walter.

Aided by generous Brazilians who adopted her search as if it were their own, she discovered as much about herself and her family as about Walter, whose true role in Brazil's history turned out to be unexpected and deeply troubling.

Sharply observant, wrought with honesty, and sweeping in its ambitions, The End of the Rainy Season is a powerful examination of identity and human relationships with nature, and between one another.

By: Marian Lindberg
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781593766023
ISBN 10: 1593766025
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 14 April 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A lawyer and photographer as well as a writer, Marian E. Lindberg works in New York as Senior Staff Writer for The Nature Conservancy, an international environmental organization with programs throughout the United States and in over thirty countries, including Brazil, where much of The End of the Rainy Season takes place. Lindberg has lived in eastern Long Island with her son since 2005. She enjoys music and outdoor activities and has traveled extensively.

Reviews for The End of the Rainy Season: Discovering My Family's Hidden Past in Brazil

This ruminative family mystery brims with incident, from tropical trail-tracing to personal health crises, and, ultimately, both some disturbing revelations and a hard-won peace of mind. --Elle