“Mothers and fathers who get divorced will not go to heaven. Raise your hands if your parents are divorced. OK. If they were good, perhaps ... But if they get remarried – Hell. Or some kind of long purgatory.”

Cayetana loves the sinister moments of history. Tragic heroes who depart from life in unimaginable ways are her best friends. She has long since worked out how her own death will be: the day that Mama gives birth to her second baby will be Cayetana’s last. Until then she still has time to play with her best friend Jimena on the beach and leave signs and symbols for posterity. But even if you have a great deal of imagination, destiny remains unpredictable.