I didn't want this to ever end.

I spent two months living inside this book, annotating it, rereading passages, and taking in a few pages at a time. This book is all substance and no filler. And I mean absolutely zero filler. Something important happens every page, every paragraph, every moment.

I don't know how to summarize or review this book adequately, but I'll do my best to give you the gist: we first meet Clara, who is the younger sister of the beautiful Rosa. Clara has psychic abilities, a dog she adores, and a vivacious spirit. And so much happens to Clara that I won't spoil it here, but I will tell you that we eventually greet daughter, Blanca, who in turn gives birth to Alba. And that's the bare bones, but the story shines with a thousand details, beautiful and horrid - severed body parts, selective mutism, demonic possession, ghosts, a socialist revolution, sexual violence, young love, curses, etc etc etc.

Highly recommended but especially if you're interested in the kaleidoscope of generations of women inter-influencing one another and have a strong stomach for the cruelty of life.