Abuela in Shadow, Abuela in Light

Standing over two graves, Rigoberto Gonzalez studies the names ‘Ramon’ and ‘Maria’ under the family name ‘Gonzalez.’ ‘She was Maria Carrillo, not Maria Gonzalez’, he thinks. His grandmother is missing. So begins Gonzalez’s memoir, a journey to recover a more complete picture of his grandmother, who raised him following his mother’s death.