Writing
Luisa returns to her village, where she cares for her uncle on his deathbed, who tells her the story of his life with a hidden purpose.
Four stories: The encounter between a soldier and a widow in a cemetery. A woman arrives as a maid in an unknown city where she discovers love. Another woman is tasked with caring for her lecherous uncle on his deathbed. A young man gets into trouble with his girlfriend's family when she suggests opening up their relationship.
As a teenager and student at a convent school, young Mariana runs away with her boyfriend, provoking the wrath of her father who sends her to Switzerland for ten years.
