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"Entre visillos" narrates life in a provincial town full of routine, conservatism, and hypocrisy. Through the seemingly trivial chatter of a group of young women, we learn about their daily occupations, their anxieties, the insurmountable sadness that emerges from behind boredom and lack of imagination. The presence of Pablo Klein, who arrived in the city to take charge of the German class at the Institute, is the narrative pretext that focuses most of the events. Pablo's personality, reserved and observant, honest and unconventional, clashes with the flat and conformist atmosphere of the place. With carefully crafted stylistic resources and a direct and realistic approach, Carmen Martín Gaite gives us this slice of Spanish life painted with the hues of disillusionment, impossibilities, and the acceptances of a youth condemned to watch life pass by from behind the curtains.