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The Christmas Mystery

By Jostein Gaarder
Series: Christmas Fiction
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"A skilful and lasting achievement, with all the elements of a perfect Christmas tale" THE TIMES Hidden in the corner of a dusty old bookshop, Joachim discovers a handmade advent calendar and begs his father to let him take it home. The next morning, when he... Read More
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From beloved Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder, this enchanting Christmas classic weaves together magic and miracles

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"A skilful and lasting achievement, with all the elements of a perfect Christmas tale" THE TIMES

Hidden in the corner of a dusty old bookshop, Joachim discovers a handmade advent calendar and begs his father to let him take it home.

The next morning, when he opens the calendar's first door, out falls a tightly folded piece of paper: the first instalment of a magical story about a young girl named Elisabet.

Little by little, these pieces tell the girl's story, and as we learn what happened to her, another story is revealed – that of the strange old man who made the calendar.

From beloved Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder, this enchanting Christmas classic, The Christmas Mystery, weaves together magic and miracles.

Series: Christmas Fiction

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399634083

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 231g

Pages: 256

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Christmas Books and Gifts Fiction General Fiction Jostein Gaarder Literary Fiction Series: Christmas Fiction

About the Author

Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo in 1952. Sophie's World, the first of his books to be published in English, has been translated into sixty languages and has sold over forty million copies. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and children's books, including The Orange Girl, The Christmas Mystery and The Ringmaster's Daughter. He lives in Oslo with his family.

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