Pauls highlighted that Cáceres, 'at high speed but taking all the time in the world,' narrates the years 1995-2005 from the perspective of a provincial family caught between economic vertigo, the smell of money, and small daily tragedies. 'With 90 thousand dollars, a revolver, a suicidal neighbor, and a drowned man in the river, he maps out a way of life that knows no peace,' said the writer.
The novel begins with an intimate and hilarious memory: a young woman covered in dollars and packing tape is inside a bank vault in Posadas, Misiones, while her 'second father' explains to her that 'it's impossible for a piba (a girl) to be robbed.'
This scene opens a journey through the domestic economy of a middle-class family and the superstitions, fears, and strategies that organize a life traversed by saving in foreign currency, bizarre hiding places, and the fragility of financial certainties.
The protagonist's return to her hometown during the scorching summer of 2001—on the eve of the 'corralito' (banking freeze)—serves as the narrative axis to portray the crisis, capital flight, and the tension between hope and unease.
