Tropicalia

<p><b>''One of the most marvellous books I''ve read in years''</b><br>Rivka Galchen, author of <i>Atmospheric Disturbances</i><br><br><b>''A bacchanal of familial entanglements, as beautiful as it is brutal''</b><br>Jamie Ford, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Many Daughters of Afong Moy</i><br><br>Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind. He got dumped by his pregnant girlfriend, his grandfather just dropped dead, and on the anniversary of the raid that doomed his drug-dealing aunt and uncle, his mother makes her unwanted return to Brazil.<br><br>Misfortune, however, is a Cunha family affair, and no generation is spared. As New Year''s Eve nears, old secrets are brought to light and the Cunha family hurtles toward an irrevocable breaking point: a fire, a knife, and a death on the sands of Copacabana Beach.</p>