This is a story in which goddesses, cows and first love all intermingle. A marvellous, realistic tale about one summer in a northern city, and about the discovery of sex.

Madrid, 2014. Sarah is anguished by the lack of news about the father of her three year-old daughter, Sham: he has disappeared in Damascus.

Madrid, 2014. Sarah is anguished by the lack of news about the father of her three year-old daughter, Sham: he has disappeared in Damascus.

Sandra's life has turned around completely in the last eighteen months.

One rainy afternoon a girl discovers happens upon a box containing memories that her mother treasured years ago, starting a journey to a very different and not so distant past.

For a few weeks there have been rumours about strange events that have no explanation.

Grandad is very ill and Granny is looking after him: she makes his food, she gives him his pills, she bathes him and keeps him company. Grandad has lots of fun with his granddaughter.

The heart of Madrid becomes a place that beats with each step taken by the characters of this story.

Young Lidia's world is torn apart by a brutal and apocalyptic plague. A circle of fire and smoke surounds the city she lives in; nobody seems to be safe.