“The taste of cherry… coolness… the fresh smell of the river… so we lived in a hollow among the hills, sheltered from bad weather, far from the world, as if on an island friendly and cozy. And then ... Then everything changed ... "So begins the graphic novel "Three Shadows". It is based on the real story of the author's friends. This is a heartbreaking, metaphorical and very delicate story about the loss of a child, but with a truly bright, wise and kind ending. Cyril Pedrosa shows the reader the emotions and experiences that people can experience in such a situation. When you read a comic, it seems that the author is nearby and holds his hand, helping to survive and comprehend what is happening together.A friendly family - Louis, his wife Lisa and their little son Joaquin - live in a small house away from the noise and fuss. They are absolutely happy and enjoy every new day lived together. Until three shadows appear on the hill. Three riders. At first they just stand still and watch, then disappearing, then reappearing. But then, right in the middle of the night, they find themselves on the threshold of the house and almost kidnap Joaquin. Then the parents understand: the riders came for their son to take him forever...With a broken heart, the mother tries to find peace with the local sorceress, but the father flatly refuses to give up! He tries to run away, to take his son as far as possible, hoping that in the distant lands of the Shadow they will not be able to find them. But the Shadows are fate itself.The features of the bookA complex topic is revealed through a beautiful metaphorGreat illustrations that convey the feelings and emotions of the characters >A very bright, kind and wise endingWho is this book forFor all fans of comics.For lovers of beautiful, complex and heartbreaking stories. For those who like stories that do not let go after reading for many more days.For lovers of deep stories that make you think.