A novel written in both English and Spanish with links between the in Argentina, a woman prepares to travel to Italy for a funeral. In New Zealand, two friends discuss art, loss, and how to accept life as it plays out. 1969: a girl from New Zealand and another from Argentina are stranded in the airport in Rome. A friendship is forged and they exchange letters for a decade, until events take a sinister turn during Argentina's 'dirty war'.2009: again in the airport in Rome, cancelled flights throw together two women whose lives have intersected in unexpected ways. The hidden threads of these friendships are drawn deftly together.