In this acclaimed novel, Cristina Henríquez makes us witness to the life of the Riveras, who arrive from Mexico looking for treatment that will restore health and speech to their teenage daughter, the victim of a serious accident. The Toro family is also torn between longing for their native Panama and the desired incorporation into American society. In a hostile environment, Maribel Rivera and Mayor Toro discover a still almost childish love, first hesitant, then inexorable. This is his story, and that of many others who have a voice in these harrowing pages and that make up a deep human adventure whose outcome (overwhelming and at the same time luminous) will remain etched in our memory forever. They are there, within reach of any look. For some they form an anonymous crowd, incomprehensible (when not fearsome) in their hybrid language or their silence. But each of them has a name, a voice and, of course, a story. Each represents a unique way of being American. Cristina Henríquez has managed to build the great novel of those names, elevating them to the category of characters. She has managed to turn their crossed lives into an unforgettable narrative.