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Through A Glass, Darkly
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Through A Glass, Darkly
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jostein Gaarder
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 173 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780753806739
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Classifications | Dewey:839.82374 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Publication Date |
1 April 1999 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.
Author Biography
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 sons.
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