City of the BeastsAn ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque one of the worlds greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages. Fifteen year old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. With his mother in hospital, too ill to look after him, Alex is sent out to his grandmother Kate a fearless reporter with blue eyes as