: The narrative examines how 20 years of absence changes both a person and the environment they left behind, highlighting the "fragility of life" and the weight of nostalgia.

Marta Orriols is known for her that delves deep into human relationships. In this work, she uses a diary-like present-tense narrative interspersed with flashbacks to her time in Beirut.

: It offers a critical look at the exhaustion and moral dilemmas faced by war correspondents. Style and Reception

: Orriols posits that "home" is not necessarily where you were born, but where you feel you can truly be yourself.

: She reconnects with a former partner, forcing her to confront the life she left behind.

The story follows , a journalist who has spent 20 years covering conflicts in the Middle East, specifically based in Beirut . Following a series of personal and professional crises—including a disillusionment with modern journalism and a complicated romance with an Italian colleague—she decides to return to her hometown of Barcelona .