[1] She is widely considered a preeminent Latin-American female author and her books, advocating feminist rights and the end of patriarchy in Latin America show her own struggles.

[3] The story is set in Brooklyn, New York City during a snowstorm, where a lonely university professor hits the car of an undocumented young Guatemalan.

[4] During the biggest snowstorm Brooklyn has ever seen, a lonely University professor, Richard Bowmaster, accidentally hits the car of an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala - Evelyn Ortega.

[6] Evelyn continues to experience trauma from coming from a country where she survived the murder of her brothers in gang violence and sexual assault, and Lucia struggles with returning to Chile, which she has prior left due to its risks.

In the meantime, Richard struggling to find love and relationships as a result of trauma from personal losses during his marriage to a Brazilian woman from his time in Rio de Janeiro, which he blames on himself.