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Marina

by Zafon, Carlos Ruiz
Marina

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"We all have a secret buried under lock and key in the attic of our soul. This is mine."

When Fifteen-year-old Oscar Drai suddenly vanishes from his boarding school in Barcelona, no one knows his whereabouts for seven days and seven nights.

His story begins when he meets the strange Marina while he's exploring an old quarter of the city. She leads Oscar to a cemetery, where they watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the last Sunday of each month. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a woman shrouded in a black velvet cloak descends from her carriage to place a single rose on an unmarked grave.

When Oscar and Marina decide to follow her, they begin a journey that transports them to a forgotten postwar Barcelona — a world of aristocrats and actresses, inventors and tycoons — an reveals a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon's haunting Marina has long been a cult classic in Spain and is now an international bestseller.

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"This beautifully written work of historical fiction is impossible to put down." School Library Journal, starred review

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"This sweeping gothic mystery...delivers gritty atmosphere, perilous action, [and] propulsive storytelling." Booklist

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"High-quality gothic genre fiction with a classic Mary Shelley sensibility." Kirkus Reviews

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"Delivers scares in spades....[An] immersive, truly terrifying tale." The Bulletin

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From the bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind comes the intriguing mystery that started it all...

"We all have a secret buried under lock and key in the attic of our soul. This is mine."

Fifteen-year-old Oscar Drai meets the strange Marina while he's exploring an old quarter of Barcelona. She leads Oscar to a cemetery, where they watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the last Sunday of each month. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a woman shrouded in a black velvet cloak descends from her carriage to place a single rose on an unmarked grave.

When Oscar and Marina decide to follow her, they begin a journey that transports them to a forgotten postwar Barcelona--a world of aristocrats and actresses, inventors and tycoons--an reveals a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon's haunting Marina has long been a cult classic in Spain and is now an international bestseller.

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Carlos Ruiz Zafon's haunting gothic mystery, which has long been a cult classic in Spain and is now an international bestseller.
"We all have a secret buried under lock and key in the attic of our soul. This is mine."
Fifteen-year-old Oscar Drai meets the strange Marina while he's exploring an old quarter of Barcelona. She leads Oscar to a cemetery, where they watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the last Sunday of each month. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a woman shrouded in a black velvet cloak descends from her carriage to place a single rose on an unmarked grave.
When Oscar and Marina decide to follow her, they begin a journey that transports them to a forgotten postwar Barcelona-a world of aristocrats and actresses, inventors and tycoons--and reveals a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets.

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of seven novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Prince of Mist and the international phenomena The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game. His work has been published in more than fifty countries and honored with numerous awards. He divides his time between Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles, California.

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Beverly B , November 13, 2014 (view all comments by Beverly B)
Carlos Ruiz Zafon writes lyrical, chilling, memorable ghost stories and gothic mysteries. Marina, too, is beautifully written, has terrifying antagonists and a complex plot. Marina would make a fabulous graphic novel or movie. Zafon's descriptions in the crisis and climax could give some reader's nightmares, but the suspense will keep even the most easily spooked readers glued to the book. Genre blending is the new "it" style in YA novels and Marina is blended to the hilt. It is mostly a story of friendship and first love, but it also has elements of folklore, sic-fi and historical fiction. It also has two big related mysteries and one small mystery unrelated to the big ones. Sometimes the story seems bogged down by all of the different events swirling around protagonist, Oscar. Oscar, and the reader, spend much of the novel feeling overwhelmed by all that is going on. But that said, Oscar and his new friends Marina and German, are interesting and likable. Oscar initially pretends to be interested in the spooky woman and creepy ritual at the cemetery just so he can be with Marina, but soon is intrigued by the mystery and is determined to find out what is going on and who the woman is. This plot line is dark and scary. When the story switches to flashback, the tone and mood also switch. The flashback story is gripping, but until the very end seems unrelated to the mystery in the cemetery. Having two different mysteries surrounding the woman in the cemetery seems unnecessary. The mystery involving Marina and her father, German is sweet and predictable. Oscar is so happy to be invited into their family, he refuses to see what is happening right in front of him. Readers will probably see it coming and reach for the tissues.

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Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club com , November 04, 2014 (view all comments by Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club com)
Oscar lives in a boarding school in Barcelona, and while wandering the streets after school one day, he hears a melody that draws him to an old mansion overgrown by vines. Startled by the owner, he accidentally takes a watch. When he returns it, he meets Marina, who lives alone in the house with her painter father and a prescient cat. As Oscar spends more time with Marina and her father, he realizes their lives are marked by the tragic death of her mother and a current illness. Marina finds solace in Oscar’s company, and the two branch out to explore the city. While out, Marina leads Oscar to a cemetery, where she has noted a mysterious woman in a black veil leaving flowers on an unmarked grave. As the two delve into the mystery, they uncover a long-ago tale of madness and destruction that threatens their own safety. As with much of Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s work, Marina creates its own genre. Part horror, part love story, part mystery, and more, Zafon weaves a tale that is both complicated and fascinating, hooking readers with vivid descriptions of crumbling mansions, dark streets, damp sewers, tragic lives. Characters from Zafon’s other novels make cameo appearances, tying in the stories of people readers may be familiar with. Marina is a dark tale well told that will keep you enthralled until the last word. The publisher provided me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Laura27 , October 25, 2014
Like many others I loved The Shadow of the Wind and was excited to find that Marina had been translated into English. Like The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon's writing was beautiful and magical. He created wonderfully suspenseful and vivid scenes, and I loved that there were stories within the story. Also, I didn't find it too creepy or scary, but it was an atmospheric read with rich descriptions. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer and a bit more fleshed out in places. Overall, if you're a fan of Zafon, gothic YA, or beautiful writing I would highly recommend it.

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Marina123465 , October 23, 2014 (view all comments by Marina123465)
I'm a huge fan of Shadow of the Wind and was always really interested in Marina because that's my name I could never find a English translated one untill now very very excited his other books are so amazing I would take the chance on this author if your on the fence about marina he's never let me down before!

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316044714
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
07/22/2014
Publisher:
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages:
336
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
5.80IN
Thickness:
1.25
Age Range:
13 to 17
Grade Range:
8 to 12
Number of Units:
6
Author:
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Author:
Lucia (TRN) Graves
Translator:
Lucia Graves
Translator:
Lucia Graves
Translator:
Lucia Graves
Author:
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Author:
Carlos Ruiz Zaf?n
Translator:
Lucia Graves
Translator:
Lucia Graves
Subject:
Children s-Scary Stories

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