The novel follows a woman, Modesta, who is born on 1 January 1900 and her experiences though her life in the twentieth century. The text is written for the most part in the first person (by Modesta), but sometimes also in the third person, especially in the first part of the novel.
玛丽维尔·贝尔杜,玛蕾拉·嘉里加,奥斯丁·阿梅里奥,本·坦普尔,丹尼·罗维拉,Abril Montilla,露西亚·吉迈内兹,Numa Paredes,玛利亚·阿尔方萨·罗索,埃罗·阿索林,Virginia de Morata,Carlos Beluga,Lorca Prada,Ana María Vivancos