The Midnight Palace
(Sprache: Englisch)
A mesmerising story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark past.
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A mesmerising story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark past.
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A mesmerising story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark past.The book begins with a chase through the streets of Calcutta in May 1916. Lieutenant Peake pauses for breath outside the ruins of the Jheeter's Gate station knowing that he only has a few hours to live. Inside his overcoat he is sheltering two newborn babies - twins, a boy and a girl. Peake entrusts them to Aryami Bose. Sixteen years later we meet the boy, Ben, and his friends. They have formed a secret club, The Chowbar Society, which meets each week at midnight in the old ruin they have christened The Midnight Palace. Then Aryami Bose turns up with Sheere, Ben's sister, and tells them the story of the parents they never knew. Their father was an engineer and writer who died in tragic circumstances at the inauguration of Jheeter's Gate station. But as the novel unfolds, there is more to their history than meets the eye and they are lured by a shadowy figure from the past into a final showdown in the ruins.
Autoren-Porträt von Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, geb. 1964 in Barcelona, lebt heute in Los Angeles. Mit den großen Barcelona-Romanen 'Der Schatten des Windes' und 'Das Spiel des Engels' begeisterte er ein Millionenpublikum auf der ganzen Welt; seine Bücher wurden in über 40 Sprachen übersetzt. Das Spiel des Engels stand wochenlang auf der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerliste.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Altersempfehlung: 9 - 11 Jahre
- 2012, 288 Seiten, Maße: 13,2 x 2,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Orion Publishing Group
- ISBN-10: 1444003453
- ISBN-13: 9781444003451
Sprache:
Englisch
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It's fast-moving and never hesitates, and it quickly sketches the eight young people who inhabit its pages as quirky and likeable individuals, from the taciturn artist, Michael, to the fiery and intelligent Isobel. It's also a story about stories: tales from the past are woven into the narrative in an elegant way, with the whole book framed by the narrative of the last surviving member of the group. THE GUARDIAN ...if you have a taste for mystery, for the supernatural, for characters of mythic strength, loyalty and heroism... then pick this book up and revel in it. ARMADILLO Zafon's young adult fiction was published in Spain long before he became an international sensation, and its fascinating to see, in his second book, premonitory glimpses of The Shadow of the Wind. ..Zafon makes it look so easy but he's in a class of his own -- Suzi Feay FINANCIAL TIMES A beautiful, haunting and atmospheric tale imbued with the scent of the shady alleyways of Calcutta and a foreboding of tragedy. Good Book Guide March
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