The Quiet Girl
| Author | : Peter Høeg |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2015-10-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781448130573 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1448130573 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (573 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Quiet Girl written by Peter Høeg and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centres around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities. When one of the children goes missing a year later, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of discoveries along the way about her identity and the true intentions of his young wards.
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