

After a while it occurred to me that between the covers of each of those books lay a boundless universe waiting to be discovered, while beyond those walls, in the outside world, people allowed life to pass by in afternoons of football and radio soaps, content to do little more than gaze at their navels. I roamed through galleries filled with hundreds, thousands of volumes. This Russian doll of novels, a book about books and the stories within them, The Shadow of the Wind has it all. Love, in all its forms – hot-blooded, doomed and unrequited.

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is not just about books and their power to capture the imagination and inspire people it is about the power and passion of the people who love books. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.
