According to the author, this "is the only book of which was inspired by a dream and, by this, I do not mean 'a vision voluntarily engaged in while awake,' but 'a succession of images and ideas present in the mind during sleep.'" She goes on to write that, "It was so vivid that, as soon as I waked, I rose and wrote it all down."

(Key Words: Peru, Exploring, Fiction, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Dreams).