by V. Castro
First published 2025
Maria opens her grandmother's letter in a Mexico City apartment, discovering a family secret that connects her to strangers across continents. Her story intertwines with Diego's search for his missing brother in Guatemala, Elena's struggle to save her bookstore in Buenos Aires, and Carlos's journey home to El Salvador after decades in exile. Each character carries pieces of a larger narrative that spans generations and borders. Castro links their lives through shared memories, inherited traumas, and unexpected encounters that reveal how individual choices ripple across communities. As Maria follows the clues in her grandmother's words, she uncovers not just her own history but the threads that bind all their stories together. The characters discover that their separate struggles for belonging, identity, and home are part of a collective experience that transcends geography and time.
Genres: historical-fiction, 21st-century, family-drama, latin-american-literature
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, interconnected-stories
Setting: Mexico City, Guatemala, Buenos Aires, El Salvador
Period: 21st Century
416 pages · Hardcover · Flame Tree Collections