The Watcher in the Shadows
Original title: Las luces de septiembre (1995).
A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the magical beings he has created...
A sickly wife locked away in a hidden room...
An enigma involving strange lights that shine out from the small island on which an old, disused lighthouse stands...
A shadowy creature that hides deep in the woods...
These are the elements of a mystery will bind 14-year-old Irene to Ismael during one magical summer spent in Blue Bay when her mother takes a job as a housekeeper for the enigmatic toymaker, Lazarus Jann.
A novel of mystery, intrigue and romance from the author of THE PRINCE OF MIST and THE SHADOW OF THE WIND.
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Carlos Ruiz Zafón (born 1964) is a Spanish novelist who has lived in Los Angeles since 1993, where he spent a few years writing scripts whilst developing his career as a writer.
His first novel, El príncipe de la niebla (The Prince of the Mist, 1993), earned the Edebé literary prize for young adult fiction. He is also the author of three more young adult novels, El palacio de la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999).
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