Arminto Cordovil has inherited a fortune, and with it control of his fathers shipping empire. But when a freighter, The Eldorado, crashes in the lower reaches of the Amazon, its shipwrecked hull seems tied to Armintos destiny. He will soon discover his fathers cunning and the disastrous consequen
Orphans of Eldorado
✍ Scribed by Milton Hatoum
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1847678327
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Arminto Cordovil has inherited a fortune, and with it control of his father's shipping empire. But when a freighter, The Eldorado, crashes in the lower reaches of the Amazon, its shipwrecked hull seems tied to Arminto's destiny. He will soon discover his father's cunning and the disastrous consequences it will have for his own young life. ORPHANS OF ELDORADO is a magical retelling of a legendary expedition.
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