Woven with the unmistakable rhythm and great sensitivity that trademarks Rivas’ works, the stories contained in this book revolve around love –the love of a father that leaves to work worried about where and how his son has spent the night; the love felt for a mother, indescribably similar, to the milkmaid captured by Vermeer in 1690; the more carnal love of Camiña, with the uncomfortable presence of her dog Tarzan; or, why not?, the compassionate love the reader feels for the old professor in rural Spain in “La lengua de las mariposas”.