A Chicago Tribune Favorite Book of 2007The internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Smilla's Sense of Snow returns with this 'engrossing, beautifully written tale of suspense . . . captivating' (The Miami Herald).Kaspar Krone i...
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering...
National Bestseller From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow comes a haunting story of childhood travail and hope. Strange things are happening at The Biehl School when this elite academy opens its doors to a group of orphans and ref...
The Elephant Keepers' Children
Peter HoegFrom the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow, an epic novel about faith and the magic of everyday life.Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they d...
From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow comes this highly imaginative novel, 'wonderful in scope . . . crammed with Danish history, social realism, satire, magic realism, high romance, and sexual goings-on' (Newsday).In a Danish feu...
The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the...