I just couldn't find enough interest to finish this book and gave up at about the half-way mark. The basic idea is OK - the question of personal fulfillment and relationships in the context of a harsh external political environment, but I'm not sure that the characters were developed enough for me to want to share their lives. Perhaps also I am too alienated from the Central American culture in which this book is set and the regular use of Spanish phrases didn't help this English-only reader. ( )