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The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

By Jonas Jonasson and Rachel Willson-Broyles
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A picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching--even global--consequences, The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden follows Nombeko Mayeki, a cunning and fearless girl born in a tiny shack in South Africa. Orphaned and expected to perish young, Nombeko surprises everyone by stealing a fortune in diamonds, outwitting a mad scientist kidnapper, journeying across continents, encountering deadly assassins, and ultimately saving a king—and possibly the world. With humour and charm, Jonas Jonasson explores themes of racism and the dangers of absolute power.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This entertaining and witty novel will appeal to readers who enjoy quirky, globe-trotting adventures with sharp social commentary, particularly fans of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.

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A picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching—even global—consequences, from the author of the bestselling novel The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.

In a tiny shack in the largest township in South Africa, Nombeko Mayeki is born. Poor and orphaned, she quickly learns that the world expects her to die young. But Nombeko has grander plans. Little does this cunning and fearless girl know that soon she will steal a fortune in diamonds, outwit a mad scientist kidnapper, travel across the world, fall in with a pair of diabolical assassins, and ultimately save a king—and possibly the world.

Jonas Jonasson tackles issues ranging from the pervasiveness of racism to the dangers of absolute power in a charming and hilarious story. In the inimitable voice that has earned him legions of fans the world over, he gives us another rollicking tale of how even the smallest of decisions can ripple out into the world.

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ISBN: 9780062329141

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 400

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Fiction General Fiction Jonas Jonasson Literary Fiction Rachel Willson-Broyles

About the Author

JONAS JONASSON worked as a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He then sold the company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Today Jonasson is a global phenomenon. His five novels--The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All, The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man and The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared--have sold sixteen million copies in forty-six countries. Jonas Jonasson lives on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

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