Standing over two graves, Rigoberto Gonz lez studies the names "Ramon" and "Mar a" under the family name "Gonz lez." "She was Mar a Carrillo, not Mar a Gonz lez," he thinks. His grandmother is missing. So begins Gonz lez's memoir, a journey to recover a more complete picture of his grandmother, who raised him following his mother's death. Gonz lez travels to his abuela's birthplace, Michoac n, Mexico, and along the way recovers his memories...