Acclaimed filmmaker Daisy Gardner is hired in chapter two of “Coming Together” to create a documentary about Brazil in the early 1980s that accurately depicts the country in all its moods from Rio to the rainforest and from the playground beaches of the rich to the nearby hillside huts of the pragmatic poor. Recently divorced from a man who was jealous about her success and who resented the fact she wasn’t ready to start a family, the thirty-two-year-old Daisy is more than ready to plunge into More...

Daisy, an American documentary filmmaker and newly divorced, and Charlie, an American photographer, go to Brazil to film a documentary for a history professor who has written a book on Brazil and its people. Daisy decides to use a local Brazilian photographer to fill out her crew and meets Lois, who soon becomes her love interest. As they start filming Daisy finds that Rio is a beautiful city, full of lovely beaches, flowers, new buildings, and beautiful people. And when they visit Isabella who More...

Coming Together was a book which I found very difficult to put down. The story enveloped me into the intricate complexity of all the red tape involved in Brazilian adoption which made the adoption of my own two children seem like a walk in the park.

But weaved into all the politics lurks romance and suspense which the author cleverly blends together.

A brilliant piece of work and a well-recommended read!

This book is in the "must read" catagory. It comes out at a great time, something to take along on vacation or to the beach. It's fast paced with a most compeling story line. Aside from the story line, there's some good information about Bazilian history, politics and culture. Why not learn a little something along with your fiction? This would also be a fun title for book clubs. A GREAT READ!!! --Amazon.

I really liked this one since it was about an international adoption. Plus, I know the author!

Wonderful story of Rio, great read, wonder dialog.

Fast read.. Enjoyed learning about Brazil.