The Prisoner of Heaven - P.S.

"A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real. . . .An enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zafon focuses on the emotion of the reader and doesn''t let go." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer 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. 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 Fermín 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 Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco''s dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will ultimately transform their lives.

About the author

Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of eight novels, including the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Cemetery of Forgotten Books series: The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, The Prisoner of Heaven, and The Labyrinth of the Spirits. His work, which also includes prizewinning young adult novels, has been translated into more than fifty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous awards and reaching millions of readers. He lives in Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Assisted by: Lucia Graves (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2013
• EAN: 9780062206299
• ISBN: 978-0-06-220629-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Spanische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Fantasy / Romance, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: Friendship, FICTION: Romance / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, FICTION: World Literature / Spain / 20th Century, FICTION: Gothic, FICTION: Romance / Science Fiction, FICTION: Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery