As a child, Daniel Sempere discovered among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books an extraordinary novel that would change the course of his life. Now a young man in the Barcelona of the late 1950s, Daniel runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop and enjoys a seemingly fulfilling life with his loving wife and son. Yet the mystery surrounding the death of his mother continues to plague his soul despite the moving efforts of his wife Bea and his faithful friend Fermín to save him.
Just when Daniel believes he is close to solving this enigma, a conspiracy more sinister than he could have imagined spreads its tentacles from the hellish regime. That is when Alicia Gris appears, a soul born out of the nightmare of the war. She is the one who will lead Daniel to the edge of the abyss and reveal the secret history of his family, although at a terrifying price.
The Labyrinth of the Spirits is an electrifying tale of passion, intrigue and adventure. Within its haunting pages Carlos Ruiz Zafón masterfully weaves together plots and subplots in an intricate and intensely imagined homage to books, the art of storytelling and that magical bridge between literature and our lives.
Read by Daniel Weyman
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409181170
Weight: 144 g
Dimensions: 142 x 140 x 15 mm
Zafón is a master storyteller, combining the postmodern and the traditional in an enchanting hymn to literature... Magnificent: a dizzying tale of drama, intrigue and passion - Mail on Sunday
A colossal, genre-crossing achievement... it is to be hoped that Zafon's next books deal as seriously and enjoyable with the present and future of Barcelona. - Guardian
Moving and engaging. This is a novel to lose oneself in, and it promotes the sort of reading experience we remember from childhood - of complete absorption into a fantasy world - Irish Times
Rich, ambitious storytelling. - Sunday Times
Sprawling, seductive and hugely atmospheric - Sunday Express
Neither too geeky nor too highbrow, Zafon's genre-mashing novels provide a high-definition, alternative account of Spain's turbulent 20th-century history, with added Hollywood blockbuster thrills. I was hooked. - Daily Mail
This is a suspenseful story of loss, betrayal and redemption. - Independent
By the author of the brilliant Shadow of the Wind, this is a good long read to relish on chilly winter evenings. - Saga
These books have been written with so much care and precision. Epic does not begin to describe them. From the very start as you explore the streets of Barcelona you are in for a few surprises. Extraordinary... More
It has been a long wait to read the final book in ‘ The Cemetery of Forgotten Books ‘ series and what a wonderful story to tie all the missing, unwritten parts and untold secrets longtime buried together.
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The pure scope and vision of Zafon to have gone all these years honing the quartet of books in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is astounding.
A very Special hats off too for the translation to English by Lucia Graves...
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