THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON

Observant, wrought with honesty, and sweeping in its ambitions, this memoir is a powerful examination of identity and human relationships with nature, and between one another.

Marian Lindberg grew up believing that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. Marian was eight when her father first told her about her grandfather and how his business partners blamed cannibals for the death, though her dad was certain this was a cover-up. Marian loved the story and loved her exotic roots. But as she got older bits and pieces started falling out of place and she felt compelled to learn more.

Her search played out slowly at first, over decades entwined with law school, a love life, and parenthood. Then she made a startling discovery and, to learn the truth, Lindberg set off for the Amazon. Aided by generous Brazilians who adopted her search as if it were their own, she discovered as much about herself and her family as she learned about Walter, whose true role in Brazil’s history turned out to be unexpected and deeply troubling.

A lawyer and photographer as well as a writer, Marian E. Lindberg works as Senior Staff Writer for The Nature Conservancy, an international environmental organization with programs in the U.S. and in over 30 countries, including Brazil. She is a former Senior General Attorney for the ABC television network.