Each short story of this book is a magic spell crafted with the indisputable rhythm and sensibility that are hallmarks of Galician author Manuel Rivas. The title Que me quieres, amor? stems from the story of a lover who abruptly changes his life after a bank robbery. Love pervades the characters of other stories, including the father who goes to work each night worried where his son has spent the night, and a childhood recollection of a mother who ineffably resembles a milkmaid that Dutch painter Vermeer depicted in 1660.