The intertwined stories featured in this novel provide a view of Miami far from the glittering images that appear in the Miami Beach and Brickell Avenue postcards: a seedier and more realistic view of illegality, prostitution, deportations, and broken and divided families. The protagonists in these tales are keenly aware that they are temporary residents in a city that, for various reasons, they will each have to flee. They are determined, however, to make the most of their brief time in the city, leaving an indelible footprint on the fabric of the great metropolis. Through the eyes of an affable Peruvian, this extraordinary narration will introduce readers to the unique experiences of a series of Latino characters who have washed up in Miami, only to disappear from the city just as suddenly.