{"product_id":"daughter-of-the-rivers-paperback","title":"Daughter of the Rivers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Grosklaus Whitty\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eIlko Minev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his second novel, Ilko Minev takes his readers back to the \u003cb\u003eAmazon of the 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e, where \u003cb\u003eBenjamim Melul, grandson of a once powerful rubber baron\u003c\/b\u003e, pursues his dream of reviving the glory days of Brazil's early 20th-century rubber boom.\u003cbr\u003e He and his wife Nina move to the family's abandoned plantation deep in the Amazon, near the border with Bolivia.\u003cbr\u003e They are joined in their \u003cb\u003eadventure\u003c\/b\u003e by a young couple, Adriano and Maria, both denizens of the forest. After five disappointing years of hard toil and little profit, the two couples are preparing to return to civilization with their young families when \u003cb\u003etragedy strikes\u003c\/b\u003e, leaving the green-eyed \u003ci\u003ecabocla\u003c\/i\u003e Maria alone and with three small children to care for.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFighting to survive\u003c\/b\u003e in one of the most isolated, inhospitable corners of the world, she eventually lands in the rough prospecting \u003ci\u003egarimpos\u003c\/i\u003e of the Amazon, where she first works for Dona Sandra, madam of a brothel, and then for Oleg Hazan, a Bulgarian immigrant determined to strike it rich mining for river gold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders of Minev's first book, \u003ci\u003eAs Flowers Go\u003c\/i\u003e, will recognize the protagonists Licco, Oleg, and David, who transport us even deeper into the magical Amazon on this second journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eILKO MINEV A typical baby-boomer, Ilko Minev was born on May 3rd 1946 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He grew up during communism in Bulgaria. Minev realized that there was no future for him in his homeland. His faith brought him to Brazil, where he met the love of his life. He became a writer at the age of 66, after he retired from his business career in 2012. Apart from the fact that he has been a resident of Manaus, Brazil for 40 years and feels like a native Brazilian, he is still very influenced by his Jewish-Bulgarian roots. His novels address some historical events, which occurred in the writer's life, but their importance has never been well known by the general public. Through his literary works Minev transcends nationalities and is a true citizen of the world. The author has so many real stories to tell, that he barely needs relevant doses of fiction. For more information visit http: \/\/www.ilkominev.co\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744413475123,"sku":"9781613700761","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZITt7k_sIy9781613700761.webp?v=1785234976","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/daughter-of-the-rivers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}