The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt Summary
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Karen Keilt's searing memoir exposes Brazil's military dictatorship brutality through her wrongful imprisonment and torture. Featured in Foreword Reviews, this raw testimony to the Brazilian National Truth Commission reveals how privilege crumbles against corruption. What price would you pay for exposing decades-old government crimes?
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When Paradise Became a Prison Cell
The morning they came for her, Karen Sage was still a newlywed. Armed officers stormed through her door at dawn, claiming to have found cocaine-drugs that would later prove to be planted. As they drove her away, she glimpsed something that would haunt her forever: her two beloved German shepherds, Vanessa and Diana, poisoned and dying by the roadside. Her husband Rick wept silently beside her. This wasn't supposed to happen to people like them-wealthy, connected, protected by privilege. But in 1970s Brazil, under a military dictatorship backed by American intelligence, no one was truly safe. Karen Keilt's memoir doesn't just recount her forty-five days of torture in a Brazilian prison. It exposes how easily the veneer of civilization can crack, revealing the brutal machinery of state-sponsored violence beneath. Her story forces us to confront uncomfortable questions: What happens when the people meant to protect you become your torturers? How does someone rebuild a life after experiencing the worst of human cruelty? And perhaps most disturbingly-how complicit were American intelligence agencies in creating the systems that destroyed innocent lives?
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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