The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

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Publisher's Synopsis

SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEAREDJust because the world ignores you, doesn't mean you can't save it . . . Nombeko Mayeki was never meant to be a hero. Born in a Soweto shack, she seemed destined for a short, hard life. But now she is on the run from the world 's most ruthless secret service, with three Chinese sisters, twins who are officially one person and an elderly potato farmer. Oh, and the fate of the King of Sweden - and the world - rests on her shoulders.As uproariously funny as Jonas Jonasson's bestselling debut, this is an entrancing tale of luck, love and international relations.'A comic delight of love, luck and mathematics' Daily Express'It's "feel-good" set to stun level' Guardian'As unlikely and funny as The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared'Observer.

Book information

ISBN: 9780008126186
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: 4th Estate
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 234g
Height: 112mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 29mm