During a boat trip to Naples, Lula meets an intriguing character that has a particular interest in the ocean. Upon meeting him, she decides to abandon her simple life in Madrid and trades it in for one full of adventures that take her in many directions. She moves to live on the coast, in the house where she grew up, and comes to meet ghosts from her past and lost loves through the years. At the same time, she begins an affair with an Albanian man that is tangled in a dangerous web. This book teaches about intimacy, as shown through a poetic cadence and short phrases that engulf readers in an emotional atmosphere.