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The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

Author(s): Carlos Ruis Zafón (Carlos Ruis Zafon)

Location(s): Barcelona

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1940s

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It is Barcelona, 1945, post war, and a boy, Daniel awakes and can no longer remember his Mother’s face. Daniel’s widowed father, who deals in antiquarian books, introduces him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books – each book waiting for someone to care for them. From an overwhelming choice, Daniel chooses The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax and then goes on a quest to find the rest of Carax’s work. However, he discovers that someone has been destroying every work of his and that his own book may well be one of the only works by Carax in existence. He is drawn to a world of other worldliness, love and madness and it becomes clear he has to find out more about Carax before his own family is engulfed by the scary world he has entered.

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There are so many elements of a great novel in thihs book, to wit romance, mystery, well drawn characters, humour, a plot within a plot and great writing – and even in translation it...

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Great book! – Maybe a tad too long

Author: Charl

I’ve just finished reading this book which I really loved! It is really dark and has some great twists all the way to the end. It brings to life the dark and mysterious streets...

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Fantastic book set in a fabulous city

Fantastic book set in a fabulous city. Loved the main character and his perseverance.

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