The Orange Girl

Name: The Orange Girl
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ISBN: 9780753819920

Jostein Gaarder

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English

Phoenix
01 October 2005

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

From the author of SOPHIE'S WORLD, a modern fairy tale with a philosophical twist.

'It should be read by all' VOGUE

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together'

To Georg Roed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story,

'The Orange Girl'.

But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle, clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt and he stumbled forward, sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georg's father with arms full of oranges.

Now, from beyond the grave, he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.

By: Jostein Gaarder
Imprint: Phoenix
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9780753819920
ISBN 10: 0753819929
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Recommended Age: From 12 To 99
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jostein Gaarder is the author of SOPHIE'S WORLD, a huge bestseller in over 40 countries. He was born in Oslo in 1952 and lives there now with his wife and two teenage sons.