The city of rain, by Alfonso del Río

Bilbao as a rainy city is a typical image that can have its days numbered thanks to climate change. But the imaginary already has this great city cataloged in this way, so the synecdoche or metaphor of "city of rain" still works perfectly.

But back in the 80s it was something else and the idea of ​​the city of rain adhered to a reality of the capital of Biscay as a very recognizable gray city. In that city assaulted by the rain day in and day out we also find Alain Lara, a budding footballer who is beginning to emerge at Athletic.

But it's not about football… Because Alain's life begins to collapse when he discovers an unknown and enigmatic photograph of his grandfather from the XNUMXs.

Intuition that a relative is not or has not been what he always seemed to be always arouses an unavoidable curiosity. If we add to this the indications of a past hidden at all costs, we can guess that Alain will be fully involved in the satisfaction of his curiosity as the sustenance and foundation of what he himself is.

The life of our ancestors somehow draws the line of our destinies. And Alain, with his natural human desire for knowledge, throws himself into the dark well that can be seen under that photograph.

Rodrigo, the grandfather, appears accompanied by a pubescent Ignacio Aberasturi, who eventually thrives to the highest echelons of the bank. And yet something or someone ended up completely erasing him from the social scene, along with his grandfather.

So that photo takes on a special relevance as soon as the coincidence of the characters that ultimately disappeared is revealed.

Alain will try to pull the string, turning to the young María Aberasturi. Between them they manage to draw an interesting line of investigation that leads them to Nazi Germany.

Tracing, there is no doubt that the lives of Rodrigo and Ignacio reached Berlin, like a train from the past full of doubts and dark omens. Those times of war that were about to transform the world into a monstrous planet seem even more distant for two young men like Alain and María. Therefore, everything they can discover will shake them inside, to the point where every secret is better understood in this way, essentially secret, imperatively hidden from everyone, especially for relatives who can get to know the true identity of their family tree.

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