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Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books (Book #3)
Series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books (Book #3)
Genre: Historical Fiction
Length: 279 pages
Published: 2012 (originally in 2011)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) 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 1940's 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, a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love and ultimately transform their lives.
Full of intrigue and emotion, The Prisoner of Heaven is a majestic novel in which the threads of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game converge under the spell of literature and bring us toward the enigma of the mystery hidden at the heart of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a collection of lost treasures known only to its few initiates and the very core of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's enchanting fictional world.
My Review:
Full of intrigue and emotion, The Prisoner of Heaven is a majestic novel in which the threads of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game converge under the spell of literature and bring us toward the enigma of the mystery hidden at the heart of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a collection of lost treasures known only to its few initiates and the very core of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's enchanting fictional world.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
This was roughly half the length of the previous two books, and the story moved quickly. Here we learn Fermin's story: how he was arrested and came to be hunted by Fumero, how he escaped prison, and how he met David Martin - the hero of The Angel's Game. The story also leaves off with the reader wondering if there is more to the story - and whether Zafon will write another installment in this series. I've already found that there is a Kindle e-book available which will give us the history on the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, called The Rose of Fire. I will be reading that in the next couple of days and will report back.
You can purchase The Prisoner of Heaven through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
This was roughly half the length of the previous two books, and the story moved quickly. Here we learn Fermin's story: how he was arrested and came to be hunted by Fumero, how he escaped prison, and how he met David Martin - the hero of The Angel's Game. The story also leaves off with the reader wondering if there is more to the story - and whether Zafon will write another installment in this series. I've already found that there is a Kindle e-book available which will give us the history on the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, called The Rose of Fire. I will be reading that in the next couple of days and will report back.
You can purchase The Prisoner of Heaven through Amazon in hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read The Prisoner of Heaven? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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