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AN ENCHANTING HARDBACK EDITION TO MARK 20 YEARS OF THE LITERARY MYSTERY THAT BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER . . .
''One gorgeous read'' STEPHEN KING''A book lover''s dream'' THE TIMES
''An instant classic'' DAILY TELEGRAPH
''A hymn of praise to all the joys of reading'' INDEPENDENTAt the first light of dawn in postwar Barcelona, a bookseller leads his son through the misty streets to a library hidden in the heart of the old city. Here, in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, are shelves and shelves of stories that have been forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Ten-year-old Daniel is allowed to choose just one to protect, and he selects
The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax.
But when Daniel sets out to find the author''s other books, he makes a shocking discovery: someone is determinedly burning every copy of every book Carax has wri
