About the Book: The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende follows Gregory Reeves from his childhood in 1940s Los Angeles through college, the Vietnam War and adulthood. Raised in a working-class barrio under his father’s strict religious beliefs, Gregory grows up convinced that death must be conquered and that his father’s “Infinite Plan” offers a path through life. As he encounters new cultures, relationships, war and social change, his beliefs are challenged and reshaped. Spanning much of the twentieth century, this compelling literary novel explores identity, faith, family, the American Dream, love, ambition and the realities of American life