Just before she was transformed into an invisible spirit my grandmother whispered her last wishes into my ear: Sprinkle my ashes in a patch of girasoles, wait patiently, harvest the seeds, fly to la isla, find el jardin, plant las semillas. Then and only then- read my diaries. Evamar has arrived in Cuba with her abuela’s ashes and her mother’s warnings: Don’t talk politics, boil the tap water before you drink, y por favor absolutamente, don’t fall in love. But then she meets Rio, a captivating drummer whose music and presence she can’t ignore. Rio bears his own scars, separated from his family in the United States. As their bond deepens, Evamar discovers an ancestral treasure that could change her future-and the lives of millions of Caribbeans.
