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Jungle of Ashes
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Expected 19 May 26In 1928, industrial titan Henry Ford set out to conquer the Brazilian rainforest, determined to grow his own rubber and free his company from British control. The result was Fordlandia—a factory-town dream of American order imposed on the chaos of the jungle. But behind the promise of progress lies exploitation, cultural conflict, and ecological disaster.
Seventeen-year-old Joann Rogge is uprooted from Michigan when her father is appointed assistant manager of the Ford Company's Amazonian plantation. Eager to escape the confining expectations of American society, Joanna finds herself both fascinated and disturbed by the rainforest—and by Rafael Caetano, a skilled Brazilian mechanic with ambitions of his own.
As conditions in Fordlandia deteriorate—diseased crops, rising fevers, and mounting
tensions between management and labor—Joanna and Rafael are drawn together in a fragile romance that defies class, culture, and the company's rigid rules. When political revolution and corporate control collide, they must choose between duty and desire, safety and truth, survival and love.
Seventeen-year-old Joann Rogge is uprooted from Michigan when her father is appointed assistant manager of the Ford Company's Amazonian plantation. Eager to escape the confining expectations of American society, Joanna finds herself both fascinated and disturbed by the rainforest—and by Rafael Caetano, a skilled Brazilian mechanic with ambitions of his own.
As conditions in Fordlandia deteriorate—diseased crops, rising fevers, and mounting
tensions between management and labor—Joanna and Rafael are drawn together in a fragile romance that defies class, culture, and the company's rigid rules. When political revolution and corporate control collide, they must choose between duty and desire, safety and truth, survival and love.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
376 pages, Paperback
Expected publication May 19, 2026
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Brynn Barineau
2 books51 followersOriginally from Atlanta, Georgia, Brynn Barineau graduated from American University with a bachelor’s in international studies and master’s in international communication. She moved to her husband’s native Rio de Janeiro after college with too many sweaters and not enough Portuguese and began writing as a way to process life in a new country. Her fiction is rooted in the power and possibilities of relationships across cultures. She’s now back in Atlanta rediscovering her hometown with her Brazilian-American family.
If she's not writing, Brynn is probably out walking her rescue dogs to the coffee shop to have a third morning coffee and chocolate croissant.
If she's not writing, Brynn is probably out walking her rescue dogs to the coffee shop to have a third morning coffee and chocolate croissant.
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WORTHY OF ALL THE STARS!
Historical fiction lovers, you NEED this one on your TBR.
⭐REVIEW TO FOLLOW WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS ⭐
Historical fiction lovers, you NEED this one on your TBR.
⭐REVIEW TO FOLLOW WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS ⭐
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