The Prisoner of Heaver is the
third novel in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a series written by Carlos Ruiz
Zafon. The story continues on with the
Sempere Family and is set the bookshop in which Daniel and his father work in –
however the main focus is on Fermin Romero de Torrres - who is an employee in
the bookshop and a close friend of Daniel’s.
Zafon tells of how Fermin ended
up working in the Sempere bookshop – we read about this time locked up in
Montjuic Jail and how with the help of fellow prisoner David Martin he escaped
from the prison with a plan inspired by the Dumas novel “The Count of Monte
Cristo”.
This novel is a story fraught
with jealousy, suspicion, vengeance and lies but it also a story about the
search for the truth, transformation, love, family and friendship. It is a story full of emotion and intrigue and
helps to bring together the stories of the “Forgotten Books Comedy”
Prisoner of Heaven is a very well
written book, however for me it’s not the strongest in the series – that will
also be Shadow of the Wind which was the first book and at the time was
something new and full of intrigue and mystery, but Zafon is a strong writer
and his books can stand alone.
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