The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Barcelona 1945 - young Daniel Sempere is taken to a fabulous secret library called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books where he is told he must 'adopt' a single book, promising to care for it and keep it alive always.

Entranced by his chosen book, "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax, Daniel begins a quest to find the truth about the life and death of its mysterious author. He starts to fall into a game of mirrors, reflecting strange discoveries about obsession and love, and how they are entwined within the shadow world of books.

544 pages
2006

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