Aurora del Valle is born in San Francisco in 1880 and she narrates the story. Her mother dies giving birth to her and after the death of her Chinese maternal grandfather when she is 5 years old, she is raised by her very rich and formidable paternal grandmother Paulina del Valle. Aurora and her family moved back to their native Chile in 1886. They survive a revolution, flourish financially for a while and Aurora becomes a photographer. Aurora marries but leaves her husband when he is unfaithful. She eventually learns why she has always been haunted by nightmares and cannot remember the first 5 years of her life The book is inhabited by several unusual and very colourful characters. It is well written and not too long. It is a sequel to Daughter of Fortune, which I haven't read. 6/10
10th January 2012
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