A story from the Sonora desert to NYC from youth to young adult from immigrant parents' control to self control. Spirits and death seem to lurk in Ahlam's life. She things going to NY will keep the spirits at bay.She goes with her friend, Laura, where they find their friend, Dylan, an artist who gives them a place to live [a tent]. A tale of their experiences of the heavens, stars, sea and ghosts.

I was excited to read this book as I have lived in the area in which the book takes place. I was disappointed when I found that I could not follow the thread of the story. It seemed to jump from past to future to present often in the same paragraph. It was difficult to follow.