Imma Monsó

A writer on her way to give a literary talk in a village in the Catalan Pyrenees, finds, mid storm, an ambulance on the motorway carrying a young man who has suffered a fatal accident in the woods. The only leads to finding out who he is are his phone number and the last message he sent to someone who was waiting for him at home. Because of this message, the author discovers the young man was probably going attend her lecture, completely unaware of the tragedy awaiting him.

Knowledge of the fate of the young man and not knowing his identity prompt a complex sense of anguish that combines responsibility, respect and the need to know. The main theme of her talk, fear, shines a light on the hidden truth. And as members of the public intervene and reveal themselves, the writer uncovers who the person was that met such a terrible fate. In the course of her talk, she will make a decision in that respect….