The Christmas Mystery

by Gaarder, Jostein | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published 06/11/2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) in the United Kingdom as part of the Christmas Fiction series
Paperback | 256 pages
196 x 129 x 26mm | 228g

From beloved Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder, this enchanting Christmas classic weaves together magic and miracles 'All the elements of a perfect Christmas tale' The Times'A gentle wise gem' Independent 'Totally delightful' Irish TimesHidden in the corner of a dusty old bookshop, Joachim discovers a handmade advent calendar and begs his father to let him take it home. The next morning, when he opens the calendar's first door, out falls a tightly folded piece of paper: the first instalment of a magical story about a young girl named Elisabet. Little by little these pieces tell the girl's story, and as we learn what happened to her, another story is revealed - that of the strange old man who made the calendar . . .

'Anyone who enjoyed Jostein Gaarder's philosophical bestseller Sophie's World will relish ­The Christmas Mystery ' Sunday TimesTranslated by Elizabeth Rokkan