The Shadow of the Wind
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Author:ZAFON Carlos Ruiz
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ISBN:9781920885854
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Publication Date:July 2006
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Pages:537
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Text Publishing Company
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Country of Publication:
The Shadow of the Wind
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Author:ZAFON Carlos Ruiz
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ISBN:9781920885854
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Publication Date:July 2006
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Pages:537
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Text Publishing Company
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Country of Publication:
Description
Bewitched, he embarks on an epic quest to find the truth about Julian Carax, the books mysterious author. Soon Daniel is consumed by strange discoveries about love and obsession, art and life, and how they become entangled within the shadow world of books.
The Shadow of the Wind is a mesmerising love story and literary thriller, which twists and turns and enthralls with its cast of vengeful souls, threatening spectres and innocent hearts.
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It is 1945 and Barcelona is enduring the long aftermath of civil war when Daniel Semperes, bookseller and father, decides his son is old enough to visit the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There Daniel must adopt a single book, promising to care for it and always keep it alive. His choice falls on The Shadow of the Wind.
Bewitched, he embarks on an epic quest to find the truth about Julian Carax, the books mysterious author. Soon Daniel is consumed by strange discoveries about love and obsession, art and life, and how they become entangled within the shadow world of books.
The Shadow of the Wind is a mesmerising love story and literary thriller, which twists and turns and enthralls with its cast of vengeful souls, threatening spectres and innocent hearts.