Book missing from Clydebank library found 13 years later in Denmark
More than a decade later, staff were left "stunned" after the book turned up in a package sent from the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus.
(Image: West Dunbartonshire Council) (Image: West Dunbartonshire Council) A letter accompanying the piece of literature revealed it had been discovered during a clear-up of one of their libraries.
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The letter reads: "During a cleanup at one of our institute libraries, a colleague found this book, which belongs to you.
"We have no idea how it ended up here. We have never borrowed a book with this title, and you are not listed in our address database, so it is quite a mystery.
"Perhaps a borrower brought the book from Scotland and accidentally returned it here in Aarhus, Denmark.
"In any case, we are now returning the book to you - maybe you have missed it."
The book, published in 1997, tells the Spanish novelist's story of the French Resistance when he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and incarcerated.
Unfortunately, there is no way of tracing the person who last borrowed the book, as a new library management system has been installed, meaning it is unknown how it came to be in Denmark, and it will likely remain a mystery.
Despite this, it has rejoined the collection at Faifley, with local councillors describing the ordeal as an "unexpected surprise".
Councillor William Rooney, convener of Corporate Services, said: 'This is a fun tale of generosity from the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus, with staff there going out of their way to repatriate the book. They certainly deserve a big thanks for doing so.
'It sparks curiosity to think about how the book ended up in Denmark and whether it even visited other countries on its travels.'
Councillor Lawrence O'Neill, vice convener of Corporate Services, said: 'What an unexpected surprise for staff at Faifley Library to receive this package with a book that had been missing for such a long time.'
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