Delicately crafted, intensely visual, deeply personal stories explore the nature of memory, family ties, and the difficult imbalances of love.

Contents:                 

Foreword by Carmen Boullosa -- Skylight -- Esperanza in Flores -- The olive green dress -- The backwater -- The dead horse -- The enmity of things -- Elaido Rada and the sleeping house -- The lost passport -- Florindo Flodiola -- The poorly made portrait -- Landscape with trapezes -- The two houses of Olivos -- The acrobats -- Siesta in the cedar tree -- The head pressed against the window -- The wide and sunny terrace -- Nocturne -- A strange visit -- Sarandi Street -- The statue salesman -- Saint's Day -- Diorama -- The Pavilion on the Lakes -- The sea -- Forgotten journey -- The Linio Milagro family -- Bare feet -- Where the streetcars sleep.

Written by Silvina Ocampo ; foreword by Carmen Boullosa