Patria: Lost Countries of South America by Laurence Blair #foliosociety PenguinISBN: 9780241590539Extent: 240 pages

PenguinISBN: 9780241590539Extent: 240 pages

PaperbackPublication: 7 Jun 2012

A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank

Fifth book in the KINGS OF SIN series but can be read as a standalone

Patria: Lost Countries of South America by Laurence Blair #foliosociety PenguinISBN: 9780241590539Extent: 240 pagesA spellbinding history of South America. 'A luscious, erudite romp a tour de force of literary mezcla' ALICE ALBINIA 'An unputdownable delight' JON LEE ANDERSON 'A magnificent contribution to the Latin American canon' MARIE ARANA In this sweeping exploration of the continent's forgotten past, Laurence Blair takes as his waymarks nine countries that cant be found on a map: vanished realms, half imagined utopias and dismembered homelands. Looking beyond