Three generations of Nicaraguan women are reunited in their homeland in this "sweet, stately story [of] their loves, losses, and what the future holds" (Publishers Weekly).
When Maria returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather's funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother's past. She also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother, Ninexin, once a storied revolutionary, now a dedicated official in the Sandinista government.
Ninexin's commitment to her country left a chasm between her nd Maria, who was raised by her grandmother, Isabela. As Ninexin tries to reach her daughter and Maria wrestles with a turbulent romantic relationship, Isabela becomes lost in the memories of boarding school in 1950's New Orleans, where she loved and lost almost sixty years ago.
When the three women come together to bid farewell to the man who had anchored their family, they are forced to confront their complicated relationships - with one another and with their country - and to reveal the secrets that each of them has tried so hard to conceal.
