Is love enough to keep the labyrinthine volcano of family grudges, devotions, and silences at bay?

In Family Secrets (Secretos de familia), Graciela Cabal presents a moving and often hilarious portrait of a household defined by mysteries, exaggerated legends, and guilt that can never quite be expiated. It explores the chaotic "peculiarity" of a family where endearing relatives, legendary fights, and hidden truths collide.

The story is told not by a reflective adult, but by a sharp-witted, anxious child living in 1940s Buenos Aires. Moving from astonishment to astonishment, she somatizes her chaotic environment with grace and brazenness, predicting daily tragedies and emotional collapses—including her own.

Celebrated as an unjustifiably forgotten gem of Argentine literature, the novel masterfully reconstructs the childhood perspective. It stands as a formidable snapshot of a "dysfunctional" family and a polarized society, delivering a narrative that is both a delightfully dark comedy and a poignant cultural archive.