"A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real. . . .An
enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zafón focuses on the
emotion of the reader and doesn't let go." -- Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos
Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature,
passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the
heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game must contend
with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea,
have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián,
and their close friend Fermín Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But
their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere
bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried
for two decades in the city's dark past.
His appearance plunges Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that
will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's
dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search
for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will
ultimately transform their lives.
