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Mikela, barely thirteen, leaves the farm where she has lived all her life, taken by her widowed mother to a rich house in a nearby town for two reasons – to lighten the load on the family and train her as a servant, a useful skill for her future. The Spanish Civil War is still an ominous presence. In this world, Mikela will learn the pointlessness of trying to shelter from all the winds.
This book describes the life-changing experience of Martín Cortés, a Catalan and Spanish journalist whose boss makes him travel to Mexico on business. About to turn forty and married with a young daughter, he is not particularly happy.
The year is 2055. Huge multinational companies dominate a globalised world and the symbols of a person's identity can be sold on the market through sophisticated advertising techniques. Education is not aimed at producing effective workers but rather perfect consumers. From a young age, boys and girls are bombarded with publicity adapted to their preferences, psychology and personal weaknesses.