The year is 1918: a young Spanish heir, a Chinese weaver and a Haitian deserter struggle to find a sense of belonging and humanity amid the fraught cultural crossroads of the colonial Caribbean. Together they embark on an ambitious project to open a silk factory in the heart of the island of Hispaniola, facing a host of challenges along the way, from the wild jungle around them—a new threat at every turn—, to the violence of French colonists who roam the rivers in search of unwitting subjects to enslave or destroy. Ulises Porra weaves a tale of ambition, greed and contradictions, exploring the desire for progress and the fragile bonds that form in a land shaped by deep historical and cultural rifts. A profound—and profoundly political—reflection on the beauty and suffering of cultural hybridity