Tras La avenida de las ilusiones, Xavi Barroso vuelve a laBarcelona de 1917, una ciudad en pie de guerra, con una emocionante historia de ideales, cr?menes, pasi?n y venganza. Te convertir?as en un asesino para salvar aquello que m?s amas? Mateu Garriga, tras el asesinato de su madre, del que revive constantemente im?genes espantosas, es acogido, junto a su hermano Gabriel, por la familia de su t?o Ernest. Ambos crecer?n en una Barcelona feroz y de futuro incierto, y se forjar?n su porvenir como obreros en una f?brica textil. Gabriel tontear? con el sindicalismo y los grupos violentos, y Mateu se ver? envuelto en un conjunto de situaciones que lo llevar?n a cometer un crimen atroz. ?l, un hombre justo y de principios f?rreos, terminar? convirti?ndose en pistolero. En los a?os de la lucha sindical, el pistolerismo y la represi?n policial, que supusieron un ba?o de sangre para la ciudad, los hermanos Garriga no podr?n eludir la violencia en la que se ve sumida Barcelona, y la venganza ser? el ?nico camino hacia la redenci?n. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONAfter The Avenue of Dreams, Xavi Barroso goes back to 1917 Barcelona, a city up in arms, with a thrilling story about ideals, crime, passion, and vengeance. Would you commit murder in order to save that which you love the most? After his mother's murder, constantly reliving frightening scenes, Mateu Garriga, along with his brother, Gabriel, are welcomed by his uncle Ernest's family. They will both grow upin a ferocious Barcelona, withan uncertain future, and forge their own fate as workers in a textile factory. Gabriel will fool around with syndicalism and violent groups, and Mateu will get involved in a series of situations that will lead tohimcommitting a heinous crime. He, a righteous man with strict principles, will end up becoming a gunfighter. In the years of syndical struggle, gun law, and political repression, which meant a blood bath for the city, the Garriga brothers will not be able to elude the violence Barcelona is engulfed in, and revenge will be the only path to redemption.
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