First published 2013
Maya Vidal sits on a remote Chilean island, pen in hand, ready to record how she ended up here at nineteen. Her life spiraled from American teenager into drugs, crime, and prostitution. Now assassins, police, the FBI, and Interpol all want to find her. The island offers sanctuary, populated by a torture survivor, a lame dog, and other residents who become her unlikely companions. As Maya writes, she must confront the family secret that helped destroy her world. The writing becomes more than confession or hiding. It becomes her path toward understanding love and loyalty for the first time. Maya faces a choice between remaining hidden or embarking on the most dangerous journey yet: looking honestly into her own soul.
Genres: literary-fiction, crime, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Chile
Period: 21st-century
387 pages · Hardcover · HarperVia
Content warnings: addiction