The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Paperback Book

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Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin USA

Published: Feb 2005

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $19.00

Pages: 486

Synopsis

This best-selling Spanish novel (translated into English by Lucia Graves) begins with a young boy named Daniel, who discovers a strange, forgotten novel in a bookstore: it's called THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, and the rumor is that its author is being plagued by a man who is trying to track down copies of the book so he can destroy them. As the story moves out of the 1940s and Daniel grows up, he becomes consumed with investigating this bizarre story and the life of the book's author, and the search for the truth takes him not only into the lives of others but deeply into his own background.

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Reviews

BookLender review by Leigh on 2007-05-05 15:57:28

One of the best books I've read in ages. My husband also read it and loved it (which usually we don't share the same reading interests). I would highly recommend this book for the author's engaging writing style and his wonderful development of characters. I felt like I truly knew these characters and was so sad to put it down once I'd finished. Well worth your time!

BookLender review by Evelyn on 2007-09-12 03:18:42

This is one of the most beautifully written books i've read in a long time.It is intriguing,heartbreaking and frightening all at the same time.It made me want to go visit Spain and walk the same streets that Daniel walks.