The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 487 pages

Ooh, this was a really great book- expect to see it as a future book club pick.  Daniel is a young man living with his father in post-Civil War Barcelona, Spain.  For his birthday, his father takes him to visit a mysterious place- the cemetery of forgotten books.  Here Daniel finds a wonderful but mysterious book that piques his interest and shapes the rest of his life.  This was a very beautifully-written book that I found is the first in a series, and the audiobook is read by someone with a very good Barcelona accent.