The Midnight Palace
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A dark mystery lurks in the heart of Calcutta in this young adult novel from bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon, translated from the original Spanish by acclaimed translator Lucia Graves. Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life... Years later, on the eve of Ben and Sheere's sixteenth birthday, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape. With the help of their brave friends, the twins must take a stand against the terror that watches them in the shadows of the night--and face the most frightening creature in the history of the City of Palaces.
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Format: Paperback, 320 pages, 137mm x 208mm, 272 g
Published: 2012, Little, Brown & Company, United States
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
A dark mystery lurks in the heart of Calcutta in this young adult novel from bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon, translated from the original Spanish by acclaimed translator Lucia Graves. Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life... Years later, on the eve of Ben and Sheere's sixteenth birthday, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape. With the help of their brave friends, the twins must take a stand against the terror that watches them in the shadows of the night--and face the most frightening creature in the history of the City of Palaces.