Two apartments, one above the other, two spaces enclosing the lives and histories of people who are different, yet at the same time very similar. Time passes, the people change, but some things stay the same. Emotions, inhibitions and secrets cannot be freed unless they are expressed and brought to the surface. And thus only life goes on, tearing down dividing walls and bringing people closer together, or perhaps, instead, alienating them in an instant.

A major modern work from Spain’s best-known writer on the theme of difference and the timeless need of people to coexist, accept and understand one another, both within their immediate families and in the broader context of society.