99 cents - Everyday low price on Kindle. Caroline Alethia is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, on radio and in web outlets. Her words have reached audiences on six continents. She lived in Bolivia and was a witness to many of the events described in Plant Teacher.  For Email Marketing you can trust
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A novel about a boy, a girl, a syringe, a rising dictator and donuts — all set (well, mostly set) in Bolivia."Late October in La Paz meant spring. Sweet cool breezes drifted down from the Andes to rustle through the eucalyptus trees and nestle in the valley. Tropical fruits found their way overland from the eastern departments and poured forth into the markets. Heaps of dried tamarind rested on wooden tables, ready to be taken home and blended into an aromatic brown punch...." Read more. "Scratch that. Graduation from Brown was the best day of his life until 8:49 that evening when his father, whom he had admired, loved, and deeply adored, but largely from a distance, was announced dead on arrival at Providence Hospital..." Read more. "Oh, how the president smiled when an aide brought him that news. He gave the man a warm handshake and didn’t fire him until the following week..." Read more. |
