The Second Death of Unica AveyanoBy: Ernesto Mestre Reed Series: Vintage Contemporaries From the author of The Lazarus Rumba (His symphonic imagination proves mesmerizing. New York Times Book Review; Wonderful. Los Angeles Times), an inventive, poignant new novel. One night in April, nica Aveyano sneaks out of her Miami nursing home and wanders toward the sea. Whether she intends to end her life or simply look at the ocean depends on whom you believe. She leaves behind her husband, a