The Christmas Mystery - Abridged Illustrated Edition
Author(s): Jostein Gaarder
A boy called Joachim acquires a strange old Advent calendar, and uncovers from it the story of a girl called Elisabet, who disappeared from her home 50 years earlier. Elisabet has been taken back through time and right across Europe to Palestine, to see the Holy Family in Bethlehem.
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An abridged text makes this very accessible for younger readers One of Gaarder's most successful titles Extensively illustrated in halftone by Sarah Gibb, an outstanding new artist A perfect Christmas gift
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Jostein Gaarder was born in 1952. He taught philosophy in high schools for some years before becoming a full-time writer. He shot to fame with SOPHIE'S WORLD, which has now been published in over 50 countries and has sold over 16 million copies round the world. Sarah Gibb trained at St Martin's and then at Brighton College of Art. She is currently working on jackets for all the 'Adrian Mole' books and her distinctive work can currently be seen on posters for the 'Nanny Diaries'.
General Fields
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- : Orion
- : Orion
- : 0.522
- : 17 October 2002
- : 226mm X 165mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jostein Gaarder
- : Hardback
- : Abridged edition
- : Sarah Gibb
- : 839.82374
- : 160
- : Line drawings 90
