“A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real. . . .An enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zafón focuses on the emotion of the reader and doesn’t let go.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic … literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián, and their close friend Fermín Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city’s dark past.
His appearance plunges Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco’s dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will ultimately transform their lives.
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Beautifully written.
Another in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series no. 2 I think although Zafon declares the order dies not matter.
The writing is luxurious, the story deep and soulful – it is like trying to describe any great art – one is left with a feeling particular to oneself.
Fantastic! I’ve read this book four times now and I see something new each time! And the sequel to this book fantastic also: Angels Game and The Prisoner of Heaven.
A great read. Will read more of this writer.
Original
This is a masterpiece as are all of his books I have read.
I highly recommend this book along with the others in the series beginning with “The Shadow of the Wind”. Zafón has become one of my favorite authors.
While the book is okay it is definitely not as good as the others with the same characters. He really goes off course with reality which ruined the story for me.
Fantastic! Loved it
Part of a marvelous series that grabs you from the start and won’t let go!
Daniel returns in this book – our hero from Shadow of the Wind – as a grown man who is married with a baby. He is running the bookshop with his dad and a family friend named Fermin. A stranger visits the bookshop one day, buys the most expensive book in the shop and tells Daniel to give it to Fermin along with a mysterious note. This leads …
If you have not read Zafon you really should. Begin with Shadows of the Wind.
Loved this book. As part of the “Barcelona ” series, a must read.
I love this book so much that I have read it three times and plan to read it again soon. Highly recommend it.
This is the third behind Shadow of the Wind and Angel’s Game. Shadow of the Wind was clearly the best of the three, but I’d recommend all three. I loved the story and the characters and the internal conflicts.
Zafron is a masterful writer.
Zafon is very much an original writer. The first 3 books in his “The Cemetery of Forgotten Books” are a great Joy to a serious reader: well written, well defined & evolved characters, thoughtful plotting & resolution.
Another winner. Also recommend Shadow of the Wind. Books lose nothing in their translation from Spanish.
Very dark, and maybe a little too long, but very engrossing and well written.
Beautiful writing; clever, wry humor in spite of serious subject matter. I’d like to read others by this author.