Un thriller hist rico ambientado en el fascinante mundo del libro en el siglo XVI. Novela hist rica y de intriga, El taller de libros prohibidos nos transporta a la poca en la que imprimir, vender y leer libros pod a llegar ser una actividad sumamente peligrosa. Alcal de Henares, 1572. La joven librera In s Ram rez acaba de quedar viuda y ha de ponerse al frente del negocio familiar. Pronto descubre que su esposo pose a la clave de acceso al nico ejemplar de un libro prohibido, cuya desaparici n hab a sido ordenada por el poder pol tico y la Iglesia siglos atr s. Con la colaboraci n de Pierre Arb s, un oficial de imprenta franc s, inicia la investigaci n. Tendr que tratar con personajes de todo tipo: maestros impresores, eruditos, delincuentes, nobles de alta cuna. Y todo bajo la sombra omnipresente de la Inquisici n, que vela por controlar el pensamiento y la palabra, y la estricta censura de Felipe II. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA historical thriller based during the fascinating world of books in the 16th century. A historical novel full of intrigue, El taller de libros prohibidos / The Shop of Forbidden Books takes us to the times in which printing, selling, and reading books could be a very dangerous activity. Alcal de Henares, 1572. The young In s Ram rez, a bookstore owner whose husband has just died, must now head the family business. She soon discovers that her husband had the key to the only copy of a forbidden book, one whose disappearance had been ordered by the Church and by those with political power centuries ago. With the help of Pierre Arb s, a French printing officer, she starts her investigation. Though all of it, she will have to deal with all kinds of characters: master printers, scholars, criminals, and royals. And all under the omnipresent shadow of the Inquisition, which seeks to control all thoughts and communications, and Felipe II's strict censorship.
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