The Solitaire Mystery: A Novel About Family & Destiny

Jostein Gaarder

Nov 2003 · Sold by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

About this ebook

The story of a boy and his father on a car trip through Europe, searching for the boy's mother, who left many years ago to find herself. Structured as a deck of cards -- each chapter is one card in the deck -- The Solitaire Mystery subtly weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history.

Ratings and reviews

Ads are ridiculous every next play an another ad pops up to play game an ad what's going on? And not only that it's mostly 30 sec each. Very annoying. Can you shorten the ads or far in-between or something..

My dad bought me the original cassette tape for a 7 day roadtrip relocating back home. I was only 10 the first time I listened to Samuel West weave these thought provoking ideas in my head....by day two I had relistened to the book twice and convinced my parents to play it over the car system as we drive. I lost count on how many times I listened, stopped rewound and listened again.dreamt of the island last night Nd remember the book title finally! So happy! Shaped my entire thought process!

If you don't read it you will waste .......everything wowwwwwww love the ending

About the author

Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He taught high-school philosophy for several years before publishing a collection of short stories in 1986 and, shortly thereafter, his first two novels, The Solitaire Mystery and Sophie's World, and several others since then. He lives in Oslo with his family.