Jakobsen, Mette The Vanishing Act: A Novel ISBN 13: 9780393062922

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"The best stories change you. I am not the same after The Vanishing Act as I was before.”―Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus

On a small snow-covered island―so tiny that it can’t be found on any map―lives twelve-year-old Minou, her philosopher Papa (a descendent of Descartes), Boxman the magician, and a clever dog called No-Name. A year earlier Minou’s mother left the house wearing her best shoes and carrying a large black umbrella. She never returned.

One morning Minou finds a dead boy washed up on the beach. Her father decides to lay him in the room that once belonged to her mother. Can her mother’s disappearance be explained by the boy? Will Boxman be able to help find her? Minou, unwilling to accept her mother’s death, attempts to find the truth through Descartes’ philosophy. Over the course of her investigation Minou will discover the truth about loss and love, a truth that The Vanishing Act conveys in a voice that is uniquely enchanting.

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About the Author:
Mette Jakobsen was born in Denmark in 1964. She holds degrees in philosophy and creative writing and is the author of several plays. The Vanishing Act is her first novel. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

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  • PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 0393062929
  • ISBN 13 9780393062922
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages224
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