Woman's House

In the story "None of That," the house owned by the neighborhood woman is the primary setting. One night when the narrator and her mother get caught in the mud of an unpaved neighborhood, the narrator's mother manages to sneak into a neighborhood woman's house after asking her for a glass of water while waiting for the ambulance. When the narrator discovers her mother inside, she grows frustrated. Throughout the evening, the mother moves from room to room, looking through and rearranging the woman's belongings. The mother's response to and engagement with the house reveal the depth of her dissatisfaction and longing.

Rental House

The story "My Parents and My Children" is set in a rental house where Marga has arranged for Javier and his parents to spend time with their son and daughter. When Marga comes to collect the children, she is shocked to see Javier's...