When her partner disappears, a young veterinary assistant drifts from
the city towards Open Door, a small town in the Pampas named after its
psychiatric hospital. Embarking on a new life in the country, she finds
herself living with an ageing ranch-hand and courted by an official
investigating her partner's disappearance. She might settle down,
although a local girl is also irresistible . . .
This evocative, atmospheric book makes a quiet case for the possibility
of finding contentment in unexpected places, with unexpected people.