This novel takes place in northwestern spain, Galicia, in the towns of compestela and coruna mainly, from 1936 to more or less now. Its cast of characters focus mainly on the very poor, but also the cops, franco and his wife Carmen, the secret police, rich people, tourists, fishermen and farmers...
His mother, Amparo, put down her knitting in surprise. His father was listening to the radio closely, making an ear trumpet with the palm of his hand. Cassius Clay, newly named Muhammad Ali, had just been stripped of his world heavyweight title due to his refusal to be inducted into the military ...