Pulso

In a coastal town a divorced estate agent begins a relationship with a foreign waitress and discovers a painful secret; two older writers share a long friendship, strains, jealousy, nastiness and secrets; at the dawn of the history of the United States a portrait painter gets his revenge on a detestable client; a man becomes obsessed with a woman suffering from an illness of the skin that forces her to wear gloves… These are only a few of the stories that make up Pulse, a splendid collection of stories that delves into human passions and weaknesses, with subtlety, humour, and insight, as well as some unforgettable characters