“The only thing I can recall is that it rained all day and all night, and that when I asked my father whether heaven was crying, he couldn't bring himself to reply. Six years later my mother's absence remained in the air around us, a deafening silence that I had not yet learned to stifle with words.” DeathMotherFatherHeavenGriefSilenceRainWordsAbsenceFuneralCryingRainyDemiseExpressionsSkiesThe Shadow Of The WindDaniel SempereThe Cemetery Of Forgotten BooksDefeaning Silence Book:The Shadow Of The Wind Source: The Shadow Of The Wind