Juan Rodríguez is stripped of his childhood to work in the harvest. Educated by his grandmother, he discovers in reading a universe that feeds his desire to know the world, but that opposes family traditionalism.

After a tragic accident, he takes the reins of his life to begin a path that will take him, in the turbulent final years of the military dictatorship, aboard the fateful cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Malvinas War. There, their dreams will be confronted with the destiny of their country, and values ​​such as friendship, heroism, love and patriotism will be put to the test.

Through the eyes of Juan, who seeks his place in the midst of the conflict, the novel reflects on universal issues that reveal, such as the possibility of choosing or the relentlessness of destiny.