ThestoryrevolvesaroundLuisaPalmeira,borninFrancefromPortugueseimmigrants.In1979,Luisaiseightyearsold.Almostagrown-upintheeyesofherilliteratemother,sheremainsjustalittlegirltoherhard-drinkingfather.Oneday,hetrustsherwithaheavysecret:hesuffersfromaseriousillness.Butsherefusestobelievehimandthinksinsteadthatheishidingsomethingelsefromhereee