In this book, dedicated to the life and death of her son, Piedad Bonet turns a personal story into a collective human experience. A dive into the darkest pathways of existence, a journey through mental illness, but above all, a book that speaks of the fragility of every life and the need to continue living.

“Life, death, and literature intertwine dramatically in this heart-wrenching testimony, in which Piedad Bonet lays bare her most personal truth through her exceptional writing.” Mario Vargas Llosa

“The pain of a mother is here, boundless, just like Bonet's art. Her sorrowful calm as she names the unnameable and recounts the worst of all losses evokes admiration that is both personal and aesthetic. […] Evocative in every word she utters on these pages of incredible beauty, Piedad Bonet painfully includes us in her family.” Andrés Neuman

“[…] this story is truly about what remains unsaid, those moments of horror for which there are no words.” Peter Handke

“You think it will never happen to you, it's impossible for it to happen to you, that you are the only person in the world to whom these things will never happen, and then, one by one, they all begin to happen to you, just as they happen to everyone.” Paul Auster

“A book of stunning beauty, sad and silent from music, yet as real as life itself.” Pablo Ramos