Como un latido en un micrófono

The mechanisms of attraction and desire through an absorbing play of mirrors… With her newly acquired driver's license, Gabriela drives to her grandfather’s village in Ampurdán, where she will spend the summer filling in at the municipal library—her first job. It’s the day of San Juan, and in her mind, the weight of a hangover clashes with the lightness of knowing that, sooner or later, her friends will forgive her for disappearing last night with one of their flings. "It wasn’t a big deal," she tells herself. Once settled in, she rushes to swim in the familiar lake. At the same time, Quim listens distantly to the instructions of the owner of the house he and his friends have rented for a couple of months of remote work and relaxation. Irritable, the persistent echo of a party he’d rather forget is stuck in his head—like a catchy song. Once settled in, he sets out to burn off his excesses with his usual dose of exercise, but the bike he found in the rural house breaks its chain, and he swaps pedaling for a swim in a nearby lake. Like a heartbeat in a microphone, the story explores the mechanics of seduction and attraction between opposites. With precise language and a refined style, Clara Queraltó has crafted an absorbing and unsettling play of mirrors.