“Marco had examined every inch of Guayanés Beach, where coconut palms that once grew along the shore in majestic rows lay crisscrossed in the sand like scattered pencils.” MotherhoodLoyaltySelf DiscoveryRebellionHistorical FictionColonialismEvocativePolitical ReformLush LandscapesCultural Pride Book:A Delicate Marriage Source: A Delicate Marriage