This beautifully integrated multithreaded narrative seamlessly interweaves six stories set in radically different locations across Central America ranging from the tropical forests of Guatemala to the skyscrapers of Panama City When a solar storm leaves the region without power myriad dramas unfold over the course of five days during which all conveniences of modernity are stripped away In Costa Rica a pastor and his daughter worry for the future of their church while in El Salvador a grandmother and grandson make an arduous journey into the city A husband and wife reconnect in Honduras as a young couple nurses a mysterious stranger back to health in Guatemala Meanwhile in Nicaragua a young woman prepares for her quinceañera and in Panama a housekeeper grows exasperated with her demanding employer
