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When Maria Valanzuela returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather's funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother's past—and a secret of her own. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother Ninexin, once a storied revolutionary, now a tireless government employee. Between Maria and Ninexin lies a chasm created by the death of Maria's father, who was killed during the revolution when Maria was an infant, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother Isabel as Ninexin worked to build the new Nicaragua. While Ninexin tries to reach her daughter, and Maria wrestles with her expectations for her romance with an older man, Isabel, the mourning widow, is lost in memories of attending boarding school in 1950's New Orleans, where she loved and lost almost sixty years ago. As the three women come together to bid farewell to the man who anchored their family, they are forced to confront their complicated, passionate...

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Author

Gage, Eleni N.

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250058645

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Travel

Rating

3.8 / 5 (85 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14