Chapter 1 The novel opens with Laetitia travelling in a car with her father from Sooklal Trace to La Puerta. The conversation is largely driven by her father, who attempts to engage her. However, through Laetitia’s first-person narration, readers quickly perceive cracks in his “nice guy” image. For instance, he refuses to offer Miss Adlyn a ride to La Puerta,…
