Renaldo: A Tale of World Cup Soccer Terrorism and Love

Argentina 1978 . . . A brutal military junta suspends civil liberties for anyone who opposes it. Distraught mothers of The Disappeared parade daily in front of the capital building. In retaliation violent acts of terrorism shatter what is left of normal life.Only one thing can unite all the people. The World Cup of football.Two brothers Renaldo and Lonfranco De Seta chart a different course for their futures. While both brothers fall in love with powerful women Renaldo a young soccer prodigy strives to make a place on Argentinas national team. Lonfranco angry and disenchanted is seduced into becoming a Montonero terrorist.From the plains of the Pampas to boardrooms boudoirs battlefields locker rooms and seething stadiums Renaldo is a love story unlike any ever written and a novel shockingly relevant to times we live in.