Publisher's Synopsis
A spectral vision of the events in Chile during the 1930s and 1940s, this novel follows a family cast into tumultuous times. Written from the perspective of the bourgeois, the story provides fascinating insight into the artistic revolution and the role played in it by figures such as Pablo Neruda and Vicente Huidobro. Told in lyrical prose and with heartfelt depth, the book is a captivating window into Chile during a time of intense and sudden change.
