New York businessman Ed Horman and his daughter-in-law Beth put aside their past differences and work together to find his son, Charles, an American writer and filmmaker who disappeared during a military coup while working in South America.
Aurora del Valle, raised in the privileged class of Chile by her grandmother, is tormented by nightmares and half-memories of events set in San Francisco's Chinatown. Disillusioned in her marriage, Aurora sets out to rediscover the missing years of her early childhood.
Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the country whose narrow land area extends half the length of the western coast of South America.
A young boy, Paolo, and the man who murdered his parents, Angel, gradually become like father and son as they live and work together on the remote Chilean farm where Paolo was born.
Examines family life in Chile through a visit with Kevin, a five-year-old boy living with his mother and grandmother in coastal Valparaiso Hills while his father works away from home in a gold mine, providing insights into Chilean cultural traditions, foods, and celebrations.
Presents various aspects of life in Chile through interviews with twenty-six people representing different age groups, occupations, and regions. Also includes a section of brief facts about the country and a glossary.
