The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND and THE ANGEL'S GAME. 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 S[...]

A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the mechanical beings he has created...an enigma surrounding strange lights that shine through the mists that envelop the small island on which the old lighthouse stands...a shadowy creature that hides deep in the woods...[...]

The book begins with a chase through the streets of Calcutta in May 1916. Lieutenant Peake pauses for breath outside the ruins of the Jheeter's Gate station knowing that he only has a few hours to live. Inside his overcoat he is sheltering two newborn babies - twins, a boy and a girl. Peake entrusts[...]

In May 1980, fifteen-year-old Oscar Drai suddenly vanishes from his boarding school in Barcelona. For seven days and seven nights no one knows his whereabouts.His story begins in an old quarter of the city, where he meets the strange Marina and her father, German Blau, a portrait painter. Marina tak[...]

It's war time, and the Carver family decides to leave the capital where they live and move to a small coastal village where they've recently bought a home. But from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things begin to happen. In that mysterious house still lurks the spirit of Jacob, the prev[...]

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the [...]

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Shadow of the Wind with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, which tells the story of the young and idealistic Daniel and the mysterious novel he finds i[...]

Sinettilakan vaakunassa on enkeli siivet levällään, ja kuoressa David Martínin nimi. Salaperäinen pariisilaiskustantaja Andreas Corelli lupaa tehdä nuoresta kirjailijasta rikkaan ja kuolemattoman. Onnettomat olosuhteet ja epätoivoinen rakkaus saavat Davidin hyväksymään Corellin tarjouksen.[...]

Kuljeskellessaan Barcelonan kaduilla Oscar kuulee lumoavan aarian hylätyltä näyttävästä huvilasta. Hän pujahtaa sisään ja tutustuu Marinaan, joka asuu talossa yhdessä surun murtaman leski-isänsä kanssa. Marinasta ja tämän isästä tulee Oscarille kuin uusi perhe, mutta Marina kantaa sa[...]