Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela by William Neuman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
On Sale: March 15, 2022
We had a rental property in Pittsburgh years ago and our first tenants were a wealthy family from Venezuela. The parents were doctors. I've always been curious about what their country was like.
Author William Neuman writes about the decline of Venezuela from the days of overwhelming riches to the depths of extraordinary poverty. An alarming number of people have fled to other countries.
Having lived in Caracas while he served as the New York Times Andes Region Bureau Chief, Neuman has combined journalism, memoir, history, politics, and interviews into an accessible book for anyone wanting more in-depth understanding of Venezuela.
It's clear that the author has great empathy for the people. His interviews range from the the people who bear the brunt of the damage by the country's leaders to those who surrounded and protected the wealthy. The involvement of the United States of America is also considered. It's hard not to see disturbing patterns between the two countries.
Highly recommended.
My thanks to the publisher, St. Martin's Press, and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.
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8/16/22 I just finished reading Isabel Allende's "A Long Petal of the Sea", an historical novel covering 1938 - 1994 beginning with the Spanish Civil War and following a family through immigration to Chile, then Venezuela, and back to Chile. RECOMMENDED.
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