I guess I should have posted this entry first, but I guess it's never too late to share great books!
Julian Carax is an author from Barcelona who wrote a book named The Shadow of the Wind and then mysteriously disappears, along with copies of the book. In 1945 a boy named Daniel comes acroos the book and falls in lovee with the story. He becomes determined to find out about the elusive author and why there aren't any other copies of this book anywhere. Through many years of his life, Daniel continues to follow the only clues he has about Carax and about the mysterious people and events that have plagued his life. Does Daniel finally find Julian Carax? Is his life in danger with every step closer he becomes? Read this book by Carlos Ruiz Zafon to find out!
This book is brilliantly written as a series of letters between the main character Juliet Ashton and several of the people who live on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the story of how these people survived the German occupation of their home during World War II. Through letter correspondence, Juliet, a writer who is researching Guernsey to write about it, becomes close friends with some of the most vivid, unforgettable characters who live there and are members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Juliet eventually visits Guernsey to meet all of her newfound friends. What will finally meeting each other face to face be like for all of them? How will it change their lives forever? Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows take the reader on a journey to the Channel Islands they won't soon forget!
Julian Carax is an author from Barcelona who wrote a book named The Shadow of the Wind and then mysteriously disappears, along with copies of the book. In 1945 a boy named Daniel comes acroos the book and falls in lovee with the story. He becomes determined to find out about the elusive author and why there aren't any other copies of this book anywhere. Through many years of his life, Daniel continues to follow the only clues he has about Carax and about the mysterious people and events that have plagued his life. Does Daniel finally find Julian Carax? Is his life in danger with every step closer he becomes? Read this book by Carlos Ruiz Zafon to find out!
This book is brilliantly written as a series of letters between the main character Juliet Ashton and several of the people who live on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the story of how these people survived the German occupation of their home during World War II. Through letter correspondence, Juliet, a writer who is researching Guernsey to write about it, becomes close friends with some of the most vivid, unforgettable characters who live there and are members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Juliet eventually visits Guernsey to meet all of her newfound friends. What will finally meeting each other face to face be like for all of them? How will it change their lives forever? Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows take the reader on a journey to the Channel Islands they won't soon forget!
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