This book plunges cthe reader into the struggles of Demetrio Rendis, an immigrant from the Greek village of Konitsa who tries to make a life for himself and his family in 'the jungle of Los Angeles.. Demetrio quickly realizes that the City of Angels is a city of danger and despair. He wanders lost and bereft in his new homeland, until he meets a woman from Utah who shows him that life - and America - can be beautiful.