The Shadow of the Wind
May. 16th, 2017 12:05 amCarlos Ruiz Zafon - The Shadow of the Wind
(This is a repost from LJ. The following books of Ruiz Zafon have not been as good as this one).
Everything begins in Barcelona in 1945 when the scars of the Spanish Civil War are still evident. Old bookstore owner takes his 10-year-old son Daniel to the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books. Daniel selects a novel The Shadow of the Wind by an unknown author Julian Carax. And thus begins the tale of tragedy, deception and passions.
( Mystery of the unsuccessful author )
(This is a repost from LJ. The following books of Ruiz Zafon have not been as good as this one).
Everything begins in Barcelona in 1945 when the scars of the Spanish Civil War are still evident. Old bookstore owner takes his 10-year-old son Daniel to the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books. Daniel selects a novel The Shadow of the Wind by an unknown author Julian Carax. And thus begins the tale of tragedy, deception and passions.
( Mystery of the unsuccessful author )