A contemporary "Heart of Darkness" recounting one woman's globe-spanning adventures in search of a long-lost brother. PUBLICATION IN 7 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK After the death of her father, Red Cross nurse Vera Michailov discovers a stunning family secret: she was a conjoined twin and has a brother she was separated from at birth. Left behind when the family escaped Eastern Europe for France, he grew up to become the modern-day pirate known only as "El Niño." Determined to find him, regardless of the cost, Vera sets out on a global quest for acceptance and salvation.

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Tierra del Fuego, end of the 19th century. A vast and desolate land only frequented by gold diggers, English missionaries, Chilean and Argentinean military, and, of course, the age-old Ona, Alacaluf, and Yaghan tribes. It is in this unique world, where the last of the Andean mountains plunge into the Pacific Ocean, that several characters with tormented destinies will cross paths on their journey to Cape Horn.