El descontento

Discontent is the story of Marisa, a woman in her thirties who lives anesthetized through orphids and YouTube videos to endure the routines and sorrows of her daily life in an advertising agency. She alone goes to the office in person to save money on air conditioning during Madrid's sweltering August. Marisa hates work. However, she can't leave him: she likes pretty things too much. The week before a team building organized by her company, Marisa's anxiety skyrockets; Sharing an entire weekend with her colleagues is unbearable and the buried memory of a tragedy that occurred some time ago returns to torment her. As the days go by, her social mask, so cared for and polished over the years, will crack until everything flies into the air. This novel is a sharp dart that pierces the reader with every word. A masterful x-ray on the crises experienced by any person who works; about loneliness, the need for bonds and connections to find the spark and not throw yourself in front of a bus on a Monday morning.