The Vanishing Act - Softcover
You might not believe my story. You might read it as afairy tale, a fable straight out of my imagination. But all of it is true
On a small snow-covered island―so tiny that it can’t be found on any map―live twelve-year-old Minou, her philosopher Papa (a descendant of Descartes), Boxman the magician, and a clever dog called No-Name. A year earlier, Minou’s mother had 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 voicethat is uniquely enchanting.
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METTE JAKOBSEN was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1964 but now lives in Newtown, in Sydney, Australia. She has a PhD in creative writing and a BA in philosophy. In 2004, she graduated from NIDA’s Playwrights Studio, and several of her plays have been broadcast on ABC national radio. The Vanishing Act is her first novel.
"The best stories change you. The Vanishing Act is that kind of tale" Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus "A strange poetic and ghostly story... There are echoes of C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe but otherwise there is a rare freshness to her storytelling. She relies on using sophisticated but sparse language to create a magical world and story about the grown-up themes of love, loss and - intriguingly - philosophy that can be read and enjoyed by both grown-ups and young adults. And not a vampire in sight" Daily Mail "Works just as well as a one-dimensional story as it does a thought provoking fable as the beautifully written, haunting set pieces testify" -- Ani Johnson Bookbag "It is abundant in terms of atmosphere and the beautiful innocence of childhood" PA Review - South Wales Argus "A perfectly poised, fable-like tale of loss, written with delightful whimsy, deep empathy and a beguiling sense of innocence" Graeme Base
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- PublisherHarper Perennial
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1443409847
- ISBN 13 9781443409841
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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