this book, above all, about love. not just love of a man and a woman but also the deep attachment of the inhabitants of the bay for marine animals. the more we advance in the reading, the more one strives to be, places, everything that lives there, together, help each other, love each other, is lost and is found. each character has a right to its own history, tell, us to share with all the love that inhabits it. and reading progresses, the throat tightens with various emotions. that is poignant and good! a book that suffers from leaving. but the end is so beautiful!