Diamonds Are Forgiving
by Aydano Roriz
Category: History

A historical novel set in Brazil during the late 1800s, "Diamonds are Forgiving" is a searing story of barons, slaves, masters and mistresses -- as well as the hereafter -- that reveals quaint aspects of Brazilian history. highly successful when published in Brazil as Os Diamentes Nao Sao Eternos in 1998, this is the first English translation available. A ribald and sophisticated story of life and love in colonial Brazil, it centers on a worldly pleasure-seeker when he realizes his days on earth are gone. What if he had a child with his half-sister? Would this child conceived in sin be doomed to a life of unhappiness? What if this child runs away from home at the age of 17, carrying with him two slaves into the diamond plateau region? This is the brief plot of "Diamonds are Forgiving" -- fast-moving, intriguing, vastly entertaining.