The Parrot's Perch: A Memoir

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Despite a worldwide pattern of protests, over 500,000 people die every year as a result of armed violence committed in at least 101 countries. (Amnesty International)
In 2017 in Brazil, 4,222 people were killed by policea jump of 26% since 2016. 726,000+ adults are currently held in detention, which is 97% more than the facilities are designed to hold. (Human Rights Watch Brazil)
Unprecedented corruption has been recently exposed in Brazil, forcing the impeachment of Brazils first female President, Dilma Rousseff. AAA (Anglo-American Axis), the CIA, and other international security agencies have doled out cash all over Brazil in an effort to keep names of CIA operatives secret and to keep Brazil quiet and compliant as a member of BRIC. (BBC)
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2022 Independent Press Awards Winner in Memoir
2020 CIBA Journey Book Awards Grand Prize Winner

"Keilt narrates an intense yet even-handed story of living under a dictatorship."
--Publisher's Weekly

"Karen Keilt has written a powerful and moving memoir about a subject that's still just coming out of the closet: growing up terrified of a parent--and of one's environment in general--and the lifelong consequences of that fear. As women all over the world are becoming more outspoken about the truth of their experience, the timing of this book could not be better."
--Stephen Singular, author of Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg

"The Parrot's Perch is a riveting and compelling read that draws the reader in from the very first page. Karen Keilt's memoir is a story of innocence lost--betrayal and brutality, acceptance, and ultimately forgiveness. Its power leaves you questioning the human capacity to hurt one another--and, as the author beautifully demonstrates, the human heart's greater capacity to stand courageously for truth, justice, and love.
--Paulette Bodeman, author of The BreakAway Girl: Secrets of a Tantric Yogi

Author Bio

Born and raised in Brazil to a Brazilian father and an American mother, Karen Keilt had a childhood of luxury and privilege. She began riding horses at age five and competing at age nine. She attended University of Sao Paulo, Faculdade Objetivo. However, in 1979, she fled to the US, after being unlawfully held prisoner and tortured by Brazilian police for 45 days before being ransomed. Since coming to America, she has enjoyed an eclectic career, including serving as Riding Master at the YMCA, and the first-ever female general manager of a men's professional RHI League hockey franchise, the Florida Hammerheads. She always gravitated back to her love of writing--first as a newspaper columnist in South Carolina, and later writing four screenplays: The Parrot's Perch, Bethebotu, The Gnashing of Teeth, and Maracanazo. Keilt enjoys traveling, hiking, Anusara yoga, amateur photography, and horseback riding. She lives in Carefree, Arizona, with her husband, Jack, and their dog, Luna.