The Prisoner of Heaven LP - Large Print by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Once again, internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon 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 nemesis that threatens to destroy them.<P>"Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show." --New York Times Book Review on Shadow of the Wind<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Once again, internationally acclaimed, <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of <em>The Shadow of the Wind </em>and <em>The Angel's Game </em>must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.<br /><p>"Gabriel García Márquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show. --<em>New York Times Book Review </em>on <em>Shadow of the Wind</em><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julian, and their close friend Fermin Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past. His appearance plunges Fermin and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the dark early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a journey fraught with jealousy, suspicion, vengeance, and lies.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[A novel] with the blissful narrative drive of a high-class mystery... Ruiz Zafón is a splendidly solicitous craftsman, careful to give the reader at least as much pleasure as he is evidently having."--<strong><em>The Guardian</em></strong><br><br>"A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real...This is an enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zafón focusses on the emotion of the reader and doesn't let go."--<strong><em>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</em></strong><br><br>"Gripping...suspenseful...The magic of the novel is in the wonderfully constructed creepy and otherworldly setting, the likable characters, and the near-perfect dialogue."--<strong><em>Booklist</em></strong><br><br>"Invoking the atmosphere of Dumas, Dickens, Poe and Garcia Marquez, Carlos Ruiz Zafon retains his originality and will hold his rightful place among the storytelling masters of literature."--<strong><em>Book Reporter</em></strong><br><br>"Perhaps his wittiest [novel] and the darkest to date, a stylistic feat that Ruiz Zafon handles deftly...Savor this book."--<strong><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</em></strong><br><br>"The story has heart, menace, torture, kindness, cruelty, sacrifice, and a deep devotion to what makes humans tick...THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN moves like a bullet train. There are few stops along the way, and the end of one section jumps headfirst into the next, leaving you no choice but to leap and not stop running (or reading in this case.)"--<strong><em>New York Journal of Books</em></strong><br><br>"There is an air of magical realism to Zafón's tales. The prose is robust and the dialogue rich with smart irony. But mostly, reading Zafón is great fun."--<strong><em>Miami Herald</em></strong><br><br>"Zafon's storytelling is deft and well-paced, and his vivid prose brings the cultural riches and political strife of Franco-era Spain to life."--<strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br>
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