The Quiet Girl
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<DIV><DIV><P><B><I>A </I></B><B>Chicago</B><B> Tribune </B><B><I>Favorite Book of 2007<BR><BR></I></B><B>The internationally acclaimed bestselling author of </B><B><I>Smilla's Sense of Snow </I></B><B>returns with this "engrossing, beautifully written tale of suspense . . . captivating" (<I>The </I></B><B><I>Miami Herald</I></B><B>).</B></P><P>Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown, and a man in some deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities--abilities that Krone also shares. When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of discoveries along the way. <I>The Quiet Girl </I>is an exuberant philosophical thriller that is "every bit as adventuresome and ambitious as <I>Smilla's Sense of Snow</I>, even more so" (<I>Cleveland Plain Dealer</I>).</P></DIV></DIV>
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