Publisher's Synopsis
A tragicomic novel set in contemporary Lima, in a residential neighbourhood with views over the Pacific Ocean, where a woman who cares for beloved elderly people must choose whether or not to become a merciful hitwoman.Eufrasia, a woman pressed by economic needs in a country with big class gaps, has become essential company for some of them. If she managed to raise enough money to buy enough guinea pigs, she could start a new life, as her uncle always told her. So, every day, she travels across the city on public transport to help Doña Carmen, who needs extra support because she's been feeling down lately and has lost almost all touch with her daughter. Eufrasia is good with emotional support, so good in fact that she starts to work for another neighbour in the same building: Jack Harrison, a retired, widowed, and deeply lonely doctor who enjoys jazz and whisky. She will also begin working at the local nursing home, where a group of elders have built a family and call themselves "The Magnificent Seven".Despite Eufrasia's care, the lives of these characters are drowned in medication, bland meals at regular hours, TV movies, ailments, and the occasional conversation, only to remember that the end is around the corner. Eufrasia is aware of all this, and she also knows that her close relationship and the trust she has managed to establish with all of them will end up bringing her to a crossroads.
