during five days in the midst of a hot steamy louisiana summer the lives of a colorful cast of characters intertwine in a series of public private and personal dramas at the famed st gregory luxury hotel constituye la obra cumbre del autor en las breves y apasionantes historias que componen el libro la intriga el drama y el misterio se desbordan y nos invaden quiroga es aqu consagrado como uno de los mejores cuentistas de todos los tiempos fourteenyearold jack sets out in a handmade canoe for the legendary okefenokee swamp but after several idyllic days of exploring hes hit with some bad luck he cant find his way home and he runs into a hungry alligator who takes a bite out of his canoe when he pulls up to a remote island he finds another surprise a mystery that will reach far into his own past and force him to question the world hes left behind