 The novel follows three interwoven storylines . The first concerns a woman , Urania Cabral , who is back in the Dominican Republic , after a long absence , to visit her ailing father ; she ends up recalling incidents from her youth and recounting a long @-@ held secret to her aunt and cousins . The second story line focuses on the last day in Trujillo 's life from the moment he wakes up onwards , and shows us the regime 's inner circle , to which Urania 's father once belonged . The third strand depicts Trujillo 's assassins , many of whom had previously been government loyalists , as they wait for his car late that night ; after the assassination , this story line shows us the assassins ' persecution . Each aspect of the book 's plot reveals a different viewpoint on the Dominican Republic 's political and social environment , past and present . 
 The novel <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>follows</mark></a> three interwoven storylines . The first concerns a woman , Urania Cabral , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>back in the Dominican Republic , after a long absence , to visit her ailing father ; she <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>ends</mark></a> up recalling incidents from her youth and recounting a long @-@ held secret to her aunt and cousins . The second story line <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>focuses</mark></a> on the last day in Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>life from the moment he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>wakes</mark></a> up onwards , and <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>shows</mark></a> us the regime <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>inner circle , to which Urania <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>father once belonged . The third strand <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>depicts</mark></a> Trujillo <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>assassins , many of whom had previously been government loyalists , as they wait for his car late that night ; after the assassination , this story line <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>shows</mark></a> us the assassins <a href='null_genetive' title='14'><mark>'</mark></a>persecution . Each aspect of the book <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>plot <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>reveals</mark></a> a different viewpoint on the Dominican Republic <a href='null_genetive' title='17'><mark>'s</mark></a>political and social environment , past and present . 
Da novel follow three interwoven storylines . The first concerns a woman , Urania Cabral , bk in the Dominican Republic , after a long absence , to visit her ailing father ; she end up recalling incidents from her youth and recounting a long @-@ held secret to her aunt and cousins . The second story line focus on the last day in Trujillo  life from the moment he wake up onwards , and show us the regime  inner circle , to which Urania  father once belonged . Tdathird strand depict Trujillo  assassins , many of whom had previously been government loyalists , as they wait for his whip late dat night ; after the assassination , dis story line show us the assassins  persecution . Each aspect of thdaook  plot reveal a diff viewpoint on the Dominican Republic  political and social environment , past and present .