Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book - the fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards come to life. Structured as a deck of cards - each chapter is one in the deck - "The Solitaire Mystery" weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Full of ...
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Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book - the fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards come to life. Structured as a deck of cards - each chapter is one in the deck - "The Solitaire Mystery" weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Full of questions about the meaning of life, it will spur its listeners to reexamine their own.
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Add this copy of The Solitaire Mystery to cart. $35.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Paperback Nova Audio Books.
I picked up this book after reading Sophie's World and fell in love immediately with the colourful characters. It's a fascinating journey through time, space and imagination seen through the eyes of a little boy and a pack of cards. Even if the reader is not a boy in search of his mother and trying to redeem his drunk father, Gaarder strikes a chord with the portrayal of little-boy-lost Hans Thomas. The parallels between Hans Thomas' journey and the lives of the cards, particularly the Ace of Hearts, and the elements of mysticism (like the Joker dwarf and gypsy) are likewise captivating. Each reading of the book provides new experiences - just like the taste of Rainbow Fizz.
