The Shadow of the Wind

Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary erotic touching tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really you should. —Michael Dirda The Washington Post“Wondrous...masterful...The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly Editor''s Choice. “This is one gorgeous read.” —Stephen King. I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time.... 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.