The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

By Jonas Jonasson

Book Overview

A picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching--even global--consequences, from the author of the bestselling novel The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared In a tiny shack in the largest township in South Africa, Nombeko Mayeki is born. Poor and orphaned, she quickly learns that the world expects her to die young. But Nombeko has grander plans. Little does this cunning and fearless girl know that soon she will steal a fortune in diamonds, outwit a mad scientist kidnapper, travel across the world, fall in with a pair of diabolical assassins, and ultimately save a king--and possibly the world. Jonas Jonasson tackles issues ranging from the pervasiveness of racism to the dangers of absolute power in a charming and hilarious story. In the inimitable voice that has earned him legions of fans the world over, he gives us another rollicking tale of how even the smallest of decisions can ripple out into the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062329146
• ISBN13: 9780062329141
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Fun Writing Style

This book is so much fun to read, it just pulls you along, and you never know what's going to happen next except it will be a surprise and often funny. It's like the love child of Monty Python and Winnie the Pooh.