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This utterly engrossing novel begins when a small boy, Isaiah Christensen falls to his death from a Copenhagen rooftop. An accident, the police say. The boy’s neighbour, Smilla Jasperson, a Greenlander living in Denmark, is a world expert on ice and snow and she realises that the boy’s footsteps in the snow show that he ran to his death. When she decides to investigate who might have been chasing him, she embarks on a harrowing journey towards the truth about crimes that go far beyond the death of one child. Travelling back to her native Greenland and its icebound shores, she unearths a terrible secret. Peter Hřeg’s novel combines the gripping tensions of the best thriller with the rich characterisation and depth of literary fiction. In Smilla Jasperson, a tough-talking, determined outsider and shrewd misanthropist, Hřeg has created one of the most unforgettable female characters in contemporary fiction.
"A "Chicago Tribune "Favorite Book of 2007
"The internationally acclaimed bestselling author of "Smilla's
Sense of Snow "returns with this "engrossing, beautifully written
tale of suspense . . . captivating" ("The ""Miami Herald").
Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown, and a man in some
deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion,
Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who
promise him reprieve in return for his help safeguarding a group of
children with mystical abilities--abilities that Krone also shares.
When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the
young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of
discoveries along the way. "The Quiet Girl "is an exuberant
philosophical thriller that is "every bit as adventuresome and
ambitious as "Smilla's Sense of Snow," even more so" ("Cleveland
Plain Dealer").
A "Time" Best Book of the Year - An "Entertainment Weekly" Best
Book of the Year - A "People" Best Book of the Year - Winner of the
CWA Silver Dagger Award - A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best
Mystery Novel - "Seductive... a superbly constructed
thriller."---"People" - "Splendid entertainment...The suspense
novel as exploration of the heart."---"The New York Times Book
Review" - "Astonishing... Like John le Carre and Graham Greene
before him, Peter Hoeg has given a thriller moral and political
resonance."---"Los Angeles Times" - "A considerable achievement, a
riveting suspense tale."---Jane Smiley, "The Washington Post Book
World "- "A book of considerable intelligence...Demands to be read
aloud and savored."---"The New Yorker" - "Wonderful...A thriller
like no other."---"Newsweek" - "Enchanting."---"Chicago Tribune "-
"Beautifully written and beautifully translated."---"The Seattle
Times "- "The best thriller] I've read in years."---"The New
Republic "- "Peter Hoeg has shown himself to be a writer of real
stature."---"The Times" (London) - "One never wants to stop
reading."---" Orlando Sentinel"First published in 1992, "Smilla's
Sense of Snow "instantly became an international sensation. When
caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor---a neglected
six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend---has died in a
tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder.
Unpredictable to the last page, "Smilla's Sense of""Snow "is one of
the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our
time, a new classic.
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime...
It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice....
From the author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow," an epic novel about
faith and the magic of everyday life.
Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter,
"The Elephant Keepers' Children" is about three siblings and how
they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's
father is a vicar, his mother is an artisan, and both are equally
and profoundly devout. The family lives on the (fictional) island
of Fino, where people of all religious faiths coexist peacefully.
Yet, nothing is at it seems.
When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter and his siblings
fear the worst--has their parents' relentless quest to boost church
attendance finally put them in danger? Told with poignancy and
humor, "The Elephant Keepers' Children" is a fascinating
exploration of fundamentalism versus spiritual freedom, the
vicissitudes of romantic and familial love, and the triumph of the
human spirit.
National Bestseller
Strange things are happening at Biehl's Academy when this elite
school opens its doors to a group of orphans and reform-school
rejects, kids at the end of the system's tether. But the school is
run by a peculiar set of rules by which every minute is regimented
and controlled. The children soon suspect that they are guinea pigs
in a bizarre social experiment, and that their only hope of escape
is to break through a dangerous threshold of time and space. Peter
Hoeg's "brilliant" and dystopian "Borderliners "is a "uniquely
philosophical thriller" ("Boston Sunday Globe") and a haunting
story of childhood travail and hope.
"The Woman and the Ape" is the story of a unique and unforgettable
couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden,
a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely
prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home
after escaping from animal smugglers, Erasmus is discovered to be a
highly intelligent anthropoid ape, the closest thing yet to a human
being. Madelene decides to save Erasmus, and between them blossoms
a profound affection as deep as any human relationship. A fable for
our time, "The Woman and the Ape" poses searching questions about
the nature of love, freedom, and humanity.
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The Quiet Girl (Paperback)
Peter Hoeg; Translated by Nadia Christensen
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Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centres around
Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for
the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling
debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone
is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who
promise him reprieve from the international authorities in return
for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical
abilities. When one of the children goes missing a year later,
Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a
shocking series of discoveries along the way about her identity and
the true intentions of his young wards.
You'll tell her your darkest secrets Susan Svendsen has an unusual
talent. She is an expert in finding out secrets. People feel
compelled to confide in her and unwittingly confess their innermost
thoughts. Her whole life, she has exploited this talent, but now
her family is in jeopardy and there is a prison sentence hanging
over her head. Then Susan gets a timely offer from a former
government official: use her power one more time and have all
charges dropped. But there are some powerful people determined to
stop her.
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