The novel The Earth We Walk on has been classified by many as an “alternative history” genre. The story is set in Extremadura, Spain, which was conquered by the (northern) Empire, which committed genocide against the local population, and occupied their land. 

The life of an elderly colonizing couple is monotonous. They live in a house with a large garden, far from the city. Iosif is a disabled and demented retired colonel. His wife Eva spends her time sewing, gardening, and caring for her sick husband. Their property is invaded by a mute hero, Leva, who is physically and emotionally tied to this land. With Leva's arrival, Eva begins to change. On the one hand, she is privileged because she was born into a "civilized world", a world that exercises power and violence. Eva's own sensitivity forces her to submit to Leva's pain and secrets. Through remembering and reconstructing his life, which she also indirectly destroyed, the heroine comes to understand herself and her role in the world. Her own roles and the roles of all of us, in the loss of paradise.