El Plan Infinito (1991) marks a shift in Isabel Allende's work, centering on a male, North American protagonist named Gregory Reeves in a California setting, rather than the magical realism often found in her previous Latin American-based novels. The story, which follows Reeves' tumultuous life from childhood in a Los Angeles barrio through the Vietnam War, legal studies at Berkeley, and adult crises, explores themes of cultural identity, the American Dream, and the impact of the "Infinite Plan" philosophy. The Infinite Plan | novel by Allende - Britannica