The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (Paperback)
Jonas Jonasson (author)- 10+ in stock
From the author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.
'Feel-good set to stun level' - The Guardian
Just because the world ignores you, doesn't mean you can't save it . . .<,p>
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.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007557905
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 400 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A comic delight of love, luck and mathematics' - The Daily Express
'As unlikely and funny as Jonas Jonasson's 2012 debut bestseller, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared' - The Observer
'Excellent. A drily satirical tour of the world [taking in] Swedish liberals, Colonel Gaddafi and of course, apartheid and the South African Prime Minister B J Vorster' - The Times
'Feel-good set to stun level' - The Guardian
You may also be interested in...
“Better than "the hundred year old man....."”
This book is the funniest novel I have read in a very long time. The entire book from start to finish is extraordinarily numerous and witty. The story is very complex but somehow still easy enough to follow. The... More
“Laugh-out-loud adventure.”
I honestly cannot describe how eager I was to get my paws on a copy of this book. Jonasson’s ‘The Hundred Year-Old Man…’ was my favourite book of 2013, one I recommended to probably hundreds of customers. Several of... More
“Imaginative read”
It took me a while to get into this novel as it felt a bit bizarre and I could not relate to it. However, after a while I found myself wondering what on earth might happen next and how indeed Nombeko (the... More
Please sign in to write a review
Sign In / Register
Sign In
Download the Waterstones App
Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App?
Click & Collect
Or, add to basket, pay online, collect in as little as 2 hours, subject to availability.