Her grandmother is a ghost. Her uncle Román is a brilliant, sadistic pianist. Her other uncle, Juan, beats his wife, Gloria. The house smells of cabbage, bleach, and decay. The title— Nada (Nothing)—is the novel’s true protagonist. Andrea escapes at the end, but the nothingness follows her.

She finds a dark, dirty apartment crowded with eccentric, violent relatives.

Descubrimos que Ena se acerca peligrosamente a Román. Andrea presiente que algo malo ocurre: Ena no siente amor por Román, sino una especie de venganza histórica. Por otro lado, la violencia doméstica estalla. Juan intenta asesinar a Gloria, y Román lo impide a tiempo.