The Coffee Diary

The Coffee Diary This is a story of Veronica who grows up in Guatemala on a coffee farm. As a teen she rebels against her father and the culture and leaves the country hoping never to return. When her father is murdered by extortionists he leaves her the farm. The corrupt mayor of the town of Moyuta has been calling her in California wanting to buy the farm. She returns to Guatemala to decide whether to sell Las Marias or to continue running it, and she finds a diary that she had written at 14. She relives that year and discovers that her father's died to preserve the farm for her.

• Chapter 1 - My Return: April 2005 (rewrite)"Veronica comes back to Guat..."
• Chapter 2 - Meeting the Mayor"Veronica meets the mayor of..."
• Chapter 3 - Diary: The Party"This is first diary chapter..."
• Chapter 4 - El Mercado (rewrite)"Veronica awakes from a drea..."
• Chapter 5 - The Church, the Cemetery and the Dog"Veronica visits the Catholi..."
• Chapter 6 - The Diary: Church Processions"This chapter begins with th..."
• Chapter 7 - Ojo de Agua"Veronica goes to visit her ..."
• Chapter 8 - Coffee and Champurradas"Veronica meets with her chi..."
• Chapter 9 - A Shot in the Afternoon"Veronica spends the day at ..."
• Chapter 10 - The Second Meeting and Remembering a Murder"Veronica has her second int..."
• Chapter 11 - A Dream of Dad, Los Ausoles and Another Murder"Veronica meets her father i..."
• Chapter 12 - A Funeral Wake"Veronica looks through the ..."
• Chapter 13 - A Luncheon and Memories at the Beach"Veronica goes down to the b..."
• Chapter 14 - Strange Nighttime Activities"After a nice evening of bar..."
• Chapter 15 - Diary: A Robbery at the Farm"Veronica recalls the break-..."
• Chapter 16 - A Day in the City and Juan Jose"Veronica travels to Guatema..."
• Chapter 17 - Antigua"Vero gets over her shock of..."