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Paperback. Condition: Good. A little boy falls off a roof and is killed. Smilla Jaspersen, his neighbour, suspects it is not an accident: she has seen his footsteps in the snow, and, having been brought up by her mother, a Greenlander, she has a feeling for snow.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Condition: Good. A Time Best Book of the Year - An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year - A People Best Book of the Year - Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award - A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel - Seductive. a superbly constructed thriller.---People - Splendid entertainment.The suspense novel as exploration of the heart.---The New York Times Book Review - Astonishing. Like John le Carr and Graham Greene before him, Peter H eg has given a thriller moral and political resonance.---Los Angeles Times - A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale.---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post Book World - A book of considerable intelligence.Demands to be read aloud and savored.---The New Yorker - Wonderful.A thriller like no other.---Newsweek - Enchanting.---Chicago Tribune - Beautifully written and beautifully translated.---The Seattle Times - The best thriller] I've read in years.---The New Republic - Peter H eg has shown himself to be a writer of real stature.---The Times (London) - One never wants to stop reading.--- Orlando Sentinel First published in 1992, Smilla's Sense of Snow instantly became an international sensation. When caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor---a neglected six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend---has died in a tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder. Unpredictable to the last page, Smilla's Sense of Snow is one of the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our time, a new classic.…

Condition: Fair. A Time Best Book of the Year - An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year - A People Best Book of the Year - Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award - A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel - Seductive. a superbly constructed thriller.---People - Splendid entertainment.The suspense novel as exploration of the heart.---The New York Times Book Review - Astonishing. Like John le Carr and Graham Greene before him, Peter H eg has given a thriller moral and political resonance.---Los Angeles Times - A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale.---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post Book World - A book of considerable intelligence.Demands to be read aloud and savored.---The New Yorker - Wonderful.A thriller like no other.---Newsweek - Enchanting.---Chicago Tribune - Beautifully written and beautifully translated.---The Seattle Times - The best thriller] I've read in years.---The New Republic - Peter H eg has shown himself to be a writer of real stature.---The Times (London) - One never wants to stop reading.--- Orlando Sentinel First published in 1992, Smilla's Sense of Snow instantly became an international sensation. When caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor---a neglected six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend---has died in a tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder. Unpredictable to the last page, Smilla's Sense of Snow is one of the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our time, a new classic.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A Time Best Book of the Year - An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year - A People Best Book of the Year - Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award - A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel - Seductive. a superbly constructed thriller.---People - Splendid entertainment.The suspense novel as exploration of the heart.---The New York Times Book Review - Astonishing. Like John le Carr and Graham Greene before him, Peter H eg has given a thriller moral and political resonance.---Los Angeles Times - A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale.---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post Book World - A book of considerable intelligence.Demands to be read aloud and savored.---The New Yorker - Wonderful.A thriller like no other.---Newsweek - Enchanting.---Chicago Tribune - Beautifully written and beautifully translated.---The Seattle Times - The best thriller] I've read in years.---The New Republic - Peter H eg has shown himself to be a writer of real stature.---The Times (London) - One never wants to stop reading.--- Orlando Sentinel First published in 1992, Smilla's Sense of Snow instantly became an international sensation. When caustic Smilla Jaspersen discovers that her neighbor---a neglected six-year-old boy, and possibly her only friend---has died in a tragic accident, a peculiar intuition tells her it was murder. Unpredictable to the last page, Smilla's Sense of Snow is one of the most beautifully written and original crime stories of our time, a new classic.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime, an Inuit expat must confront a buried secret back home to bring a murderer to justice in this "finger-biting Danish suspense novel" (Chicago Tribune) from the internationally renowned author of The Woman and the Ape. "Astonishing."--Los Angeles Times "A superbly constructed thriller."--People "A book of profound intelligence."--The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, People, Entertainment Weekly It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice. . . .…

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Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime, an Inuit expat must confront a buried secret back home to bring a murderer to justice in this "finger-biting Danish suspense novel" (Chicago Tribune) from the internationally renowned author of The Woman and the Ape. "Astonishing."--Los Angeles Times "A superbly constructed thriller."--People "A book of profound intelligence."--The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, People, Entertainment Weekly It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice. . . .…

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: acceptable. Book is in acceptable condition and shows signs of wear. Book may also include underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow comes this highly imaginative novel, wonderful in scope . . . crammed with Danish history, social realism, satire, magic realism, high romance, and sexual goings-on (Newsday).In a Danish feudal castle, 1520, a count believes he has pinpointed the center of the universe--a patch of land on his estate. But when his discovery is met with disbelief, he walls off his mansion and has all of the clocks stopped. Four centuries pass instantaneously, and the count's young secretary, Carl, emerges from isolation to find a world bursting with war, innovation, love, sexuality, danger, and all the values of the sixteenth century turned upside down as though by supernatural forces--namely, the force of history. From one of our most gifted international writers comes a dazzling epic fairy tale, a tough fable about the gifts and iniquities of progress.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from animal smugglers, Erasmus is discovered to be a highly intelligent anthropoid ape, the closest thing yet to a human being. Madelene decides to save Erasmus, and between them blossoms a profound affection as deep as any human relationship. A fable for our time, The Woman and the Ape poses searching questions about the nature of love, freedom, and humanity.…

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T) Pub Date: 11/1/1996 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 261 first edition.

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T) Pub Date: 11/1/1996 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 261 first edition.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.