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The flash of a false memory can cut a life short and compromise a delicate foreign intelligence operation. Unai Lambert, a young Frenchman who studied history at the Sorbonne, starts work as an analyst for the Spanish intelligence services. Years later, the conjunction of political decisions and personal circumstances branded by his Basque origin take him to Montpellier on an official mission.
César and Mara, a couple about to finish their degree in business administration, are attacked in the street but survive unscathed thanks to the appearance of a stranger, Mikel. An art student, Mikel explains to them how he scared the aggressors off after making them believe the police were on their way.
Chance, love, disease, desire, madness, travel, family, relationships, fear, time, evil, depression, joy. These are only a few of the themes that Araceli Esteves tackles in Cracks in the Air, using the power of brevity which allows her to, in every case, convey the essential to the reader. Pills of truth. Lozenges of humour. Plasters, analgesics, injections.