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THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop.
It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with Daniel's father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them and is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him.
Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful and unique illustrated edition of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel's surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words 'To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead and who holds the key to the future'. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal and the return of a deadly rival ...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon's writing is atmospheric, descriptive and totally compelling. His words draw such solid pictures in the head of the reader that the sounds, sights and smells of underground Barcelona jump from the page. (NEWBOOKS magazine)
This wonderfully atmospheric, historical mystery is an adventure story of the highest class - fast paced and stylishly written. (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
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This wonderfully atmospheric, historical mystery is an adventure story of the highest class - fast paced and stylishly written. (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE)
You've read THE SHADOW OF THE WIND - now read what happens next . . . Includes Reading Group Notes.
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- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1780222858
- ISBN 13 9781780222851
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- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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