Once again, internationally acclaimed, _New York Times_ bestselling author Carlos Ruiz ZafΓn 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 nemesi
The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel
β Scribed by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Publisher
- The Text Publishing Company
- Year
- 2012;2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Edition
- AU
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1921961074
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β¦ Synopsis
The third in a series of novels that began with The Angel's Game and The Shadow of the Wind.
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 have married. They 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...
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