The Vanishing Act: A Novel - Softcover

Jakobsen, Mette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393345939 ISBN 13: 9780393345933

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013

Synopsis

"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 live twelve-year-old Minou, her philosopher Papa, a priest, 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. Can her mother’s mysterious disappearance be explained by the equally enigmatic appearance of a dead boy, washed up on the beach one year later? Unwilling to accept her mother’s death, Minou embarks on an investigation that will teach her the truth about loss and love, in a story that is uniquely enchanting.

About this title

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.

Review:

“A delectable delight, a fetching fable that is both heartbreaking in its poignancy and breathtaking in its delicacy.”
- Booklist

“Lovely and captivating.”
- News-Gazette

“Jakobsen creates a lot with a little and builds on universals, proving that some truths are, in fact, fundamental.”
- Publishers Weekly

“A work of fragile beauty.”
- Saturday Age (Melbourne)

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0393345939
• ISBN 13: 9780393345933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240