The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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 SHADOW OF THE WIND
have married. They now 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 words 'To Fermin Romero de
Torres, who came back from the dead and who holds the key to the future'. This
visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal and the return of a
deadly rival. Translated
from the Spanish.
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