Orchids in the Shadows

Between Darkness and Light in Cuba

By: Betty Viamontes

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

They are both on a collision course with destiny. Amelia, a single woman of faith in her mid-forties, lives with her family in the town of Remedios, located in the center of Cuba. For over twenty years, she has lived her life caring only for others and neglecting herself.

In 2022, Frank leaves his home in Miami, Florida to learn about his deceased mother’s life by visiting the town of Remedios. Once in the town of his mother’s birth, he forges a friendship with Amelia, who connects him to his past, not knowing how much he will impact her life in the process. A creature of habit, Amelia resists his idea at first. Yet, that is about to change.

But there is more to Remedios than meets the eye. It is a town struggling between darkness and light, a pillar of faith among despair, a place fighting for its own survival. In a town of ghosts and parrandas, people rooted in traditions still embrace hope as their world crumbles.

Orchids in the Shadows, darkness can only be fought with light.