Plot Summary:In Vilanova de Arousa, a village on the west coast of Galicia, Andrés and his two grandchildren, Tomé and Xan, have gone fishing one last time before summer reaches its end. The sun beats strong and the worms writhe in search of shade. Andrés commands a bow that never tires of sailing the waves of the Atlantic. Tomé throws his fishing line away from the stern of the boat while Xan holds his marble against the blue sky.
Xan Currican guides us through the streets of Vilanova de Arousa, a village full of picturesque portraits and endless epiphanies.