The Solitaire Mystery
$35.74
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 July 1997
Summary
Twelve-year-old Hans Thomas lives alone with his father, a man who likes to give his son lessons about life and has a penchant for philosophy. Hans Thomas’ mother left when he was four (to ‘find’ herself) and the story begins when father and son set off on a trip to Greece, where she now lives, to try to persuade her to come home.
En route, in Switzerland, Hans Thomas is given a magnifying glass by a dwarf at a petrol station, and the next day he finds a tiny book in his bread roll wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857998658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857998650 |
| Author: | Jostein Gaarder |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 July 1997 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Phoenix |
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About The Author
Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder is the author of Sophie’s World, the bestselling book in the world in 1995. It has been translated into 55 languages and has sold over 30 million copies. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels including The Solitaire Mystery, The Christmas Mystery, Vita Brevis, Through a Glass Darkly, Maya, The Ringmaster’s Daughter, The Orange Girl and The Castle in the Pyrenees. In the UK and Commonwealth alone, his books have sold over 2.5 million copies. He was born in Oslo in 1952 and lives there now with his wife and two sons.
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