We were on holiday in Spain last week and so I decided to read a Spanish book. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is a beautifully written book, originally in Spanish, but beautifully translated. Set in Barcelona in the early 20th century it tells a captivating story of a city and it’s inhabitants and how they are connected by a young boy’s infatuation with a book.
The language draws you into the characters and blurs the lines between reality and fiction, moral and immoral. Several times I thought I had worked out the plot, just to find another clever twist around the corner. A real page turner and a classic, not to be missed.
