The Sun, Chapters 26 and 27 Summary

Five years have passed and Julian, Lucia, and their son, Ismaelillo now live in a two-room tenement house in New York City after spending years moving from Guatemala to other Latin countries. Saavedra and his wife also live in New York and Julian is glad to see his old friend, but the young family is struggling in their first cold winter in a strange city.

The relationship between Julian and Lucia is almost as frigid as the weather outside as the marriage broke down when Julian made the decision to leave Guatemala without consulting Lucia. Five-year-old Ismaelillo is the only comfort either of his parents have.

One day, a faded picture of Sol falls out of a book when Lucia is cleaning the apartment and when she confronts Julian about it he confesses everything about his love...