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La novela se desarrolla en la ciudad de San Francisco, en una residencia de ancianos, en el año 2010, aunque gran parte de la historia evoca años anteriores y países distintos. Aborda temas como el amor, el desarraigo, los prejuicios raciales, la familia y la eutanasia. In 1939, young Alma Belasco's parents send her to live in San Francisco. There, she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the son of the family's Japanese gardener, and a tender love affair begins. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they are pulled apart as Ichimei and his family are relocated to internment camps. Throughout their lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but their love is hidden. Decades later, Alma is nearing the end of her life. Irina Bazili, a care worker, meets Alma and her grandson, Seth, at a nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a friendship, they become intrigued by mysterious gifts and letters sent to Alma, eventually learning about Ichimei and this secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years. The story explores questions of identity, abandonment, redemption, and the impact of fate.