FROM THE PUBLISHER

Barcelona, 1945 — A great world city lies shrouded in secrets after the war, and a boy mourningthe loss of his mother finds solace in his love for an extraordinary book called The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax's other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author's identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.

RESERVED for one of the winners from The Great RABCK BookBox Drawing (week 1).

Update - I must have mixed this book up with another one that went out to another BCer; this one's back on reserve.

Wowzahs! This got here in record time (the package says it was mailed a little over a week ago.... not sure if that is true).

THNAKS so much to creativeMGE for sending me these books! I am super pumped! I have actually already read this one, but don't worry--- my sister is coming to visit me in Peru next week (my first real visitor!) and we are going to Cuzco. So either i will give it to her, or i will release it in Cuzco, where there are lots of gringo travellers who would love to read this book!

Here's what i thought of it the first time i read this book.

Thanks again!

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Update: Passed this on to my bookcrossing sister while she was here visiting. Took it back to canada, so we'll see where it goes next!

very enjoyable book
lots of rich detail, interesting story
thought Fermin was great!

will try to remember to bring it to my next book club to share