The Solitaire Mystery

Product Description Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book - the fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards come to life. Structured as a deck of cards - each chapter is one in the deck - "The Solitaire Mystery" weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Full of questions about the meaning of life, it will spur its listeners to reexamine their own. About the Author In 1994, Jostein Gaarder's novel Sophie's World was published to great acclaim in the United States and went on to become a bestseller the world over. Jostein Gaarder taught philosophy for many years before becoming a novelist. He lives in Olso, Norway.