Tom Riley, a quiet pet-shop owner from Chicago, is left reeling by the death of his wife after only 8 years of marriage.
She has been the driving force in the partnership and without her he feels his life is over.
They had always talked of going to Egypt to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, but instead Tom heads off alone to Mexico where they spent their honeymoon. In the town of Lago de Luz, he meets an American lady writer who tells him that if he wants to start over he must `change the plot' of his life and `introduce new characters'.
So enter Consolata Arispe, a strong-willed Mexican woman who runs the local cafe and fights for her children's survival and her 18-year old daughter, Divina, the most beautiful girl in the town.
Fate takes over and Riley is elated at the unexpected gift of a life renewed.
Genre: Literary Fiction
She has been the driving force in the partnership and without her he feels his life is over.
They had always talked of going to Egypt to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, but instead Tom heads off alone to Mexico where they spent their honeymoon. In the town of Lago de Luz, he meets an American lady writer who tells him that if he wants to start over he must `change the plot' of his life and `introduce new characters'.
So enter Consolata Arispe, a strong-willed Mexican woman who runs the local cafe and fights for her children's survival and her 18-year old daughter, Divina, the most beautiful girl in the town.
Fate takes over and Riley is elated at the unexpected gift of a life renewed.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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