Lucía Garrido is a successful surgeon with a tragic past and a suffocating present she can barely sustain. She is trapped in a loveless marriage, a dead-end job, and the demands of parenthood which--by a seemingly-unquestionable social division of labor--seem to have befallen only her. But the sudden death of her absent father shakes her out of her inertia. She decides to show up at the funeral under the pretext of accompanying her uncle, the man who raised her after her mother's suicide and her twin sister's estrangement. Little does she know that returning to her hometown will provide a much-needed respite from her overwhelming routine and open up space for examining the road not taken. Through the ensuing encounters, reencounters, and missed encounters with various people from her past, Lucía will be confronted with her deepest longings, and the question of whether to pursue them before it's too late or move on and let go. With precise, ironic style and a simple plot yet rid of platitudes or clichés, this touching novel sheds light on vital questions around women's role in the face of motherhood, professional ambitions, and freedom.