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Book Suggestion
By Harry Boardman
December 2023
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly
heals in the aftermath of the
.
Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an
antiquarian book dealer’s son
who mourns the loss of his
mother, finds solace in a
mysterious book entitled The
Shadow of the Wind, by one
Julián Carax. But when he sets
out to find the author’s other
works, he makes a shocking
discovery: someone has been
systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax
has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s
books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent
quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest
secrets—an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed
love.
An astonishingly engaging story within a story type of novel;
the passion for books and reading introduced in the first
chapter was just an appetizer before all the interconnecting
twists and turns. A Good Reads reviewer
The Shadow of the Wind will keep you up nights—and it'll be
time well spent. Absolutely marvelous. Kirkus Review
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