Convinced that the narrator is the victim of a curse, her loved ones worry. To ward it off, they resort to superstitions and religious rituals passed down by the women of their lineage. Faced with the weight of traditions, her thirst for independence grows. It pushes her to embrace desires she had kept silent until then.
Torn between her desire for freedom and love for her family, she draws from their teachings to forge her own path. In an extraordinary linguistic blend and fragmented language, this novel examines with great humanity the question of multiple belongings and their consequences on identities.