Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow
Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow
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The original Scandinavian thriller One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop.The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, an expert in the ways of snow and ice, suspects murder.
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Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter Høeg
The original Scandinavian thriller One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop.The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, an expert in the ways of snow and ice, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow.
A subtle novel, yet direct, clever, wistful, unforgettable - Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph
Unusual and envelopingExtraordinarily evocative, atmospheric and poetic - Sunday Times
On one level, both a whodunnit and a thriller - ingeniously plotted. Extremely hard to put down. Peter Høeg's novel is already making for classic status - Independent
Read Høeg's delicious, icy-cool, Scandinavian detective story while sunbathing on a Caribbean beach. We guarantee it will make you shiver. * Independent on Sunday, Greatest Holiday Reads Ever *
An Arctic tale worthy of Conrad - New Statesman
Unusual and envelopingExtraordinarily evocative, atmospheric and poetic - Sunday Times
On one level, both a whodunnit and a thriller - ingeniously plotted. Extremely hard to put down. Peter Høeg's novel is already making for classic status - Independent
Read Høeg's delicious, icy-cool, Scandinavian detective story while sunbathing on a Caribbean beach. We guarantee it will make you shiver. * Independent on Sunday, Greatest Holiday Reads Ever *
An Arctic tale worthy of Conrad - New Statesman
Peter Høeg was born in 1957 and followed various callings - dancer, actor, fencer, sailor, mountaineer - before he turned seriously to writing. He published his first novel, The History of Danish Dreams, in 1988, and was called 'the foremost writer of his generation' by Information magazine. His crime novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow received universal acclaim and was an international bestseller.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781860461675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860461670 |
| Title | Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow |
| Author | Peter H Eg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1996-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of CWA Silver Dagger for Fiction 1994 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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