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Jostein Gaarder

The Solitaire Mystery

The Solitaire Mystery

A novel by Jostein Gaarder about a young boy's journey to find his mother intertwined with a magical solitaire game.

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    “This book immediately came to mind even though it has been over a decade since I read it. It’s magical, but not unserious and so good that I still think about it after all these years. Overall I would describe it as a feel good read, but the writing definitely wrung a lot of different emotions out of me which is hard to do since I am nothing if not a massive hater.”

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