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The Castle in the Pyrenees

By Jostein Gaarder, James Anderson (Translator)

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Through five intense years in the 1970s, Steinn and Solrunn had a happy life together, then they suddenly parted ways, for reasons that are unclear to both. In the summer of 2007 they meet again on a balcony of an old wooden hotel by a fjord in western Norway. It is a place they both have fond memorContinue

Through five intense years in the 1970s, Steinn and Solrunn had a happy life together, then they suddenly parted ways, for reasons that are unclear to both. In the summer of 2007 they meet again on a balcony of an old wooden hotel by a fjord in western Norway. It is a place they both have fond memories from, and their meeting turns out to be fateful. But is it purely coincidental that they meet at that particular spot at that particular time? Over a couple of weeks that summer they write emails to each other, and it becomes clear that they have been living with very different interpretations of their shared past. This intimate love story of rediscovery explores the question: can science explain everything, or does some invisible force influence our lives?

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  • The Castle in the Pyrenees by Jostein Gaarder - Review by Waterstone's Books Quarterly Online

    Set in Norway, this is the first novel in five years from the author of Sophie’s World and returns to the correspondence format of that work, this time using email. Two former lovers meet after a gap of 30 years, apparently by coincidence, at a hotel ... (read full critics)

    wbqonline published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  • Jostein Gaarder is one of the writers I enjoy more; his philosophical and mysterious books make me really think.
    This one is a sort of dialogue about whether there is a spiritual dimension to our universe or not and, despite my interest in the topics raised in Solrun and Steinn's emails, it was har ... (continue)

    Jostein Gaarder is one of the writers I enjoy more; his philosophical and mysterious books make me really think.
    This one is a sort of dialogue about whether there is a spiritual dimension to our universe or not and, despite my interest in the topics raised in Solrun and Steinn's emails, it was hard work to read.
    Definitely one to read again when my brain is more receptive.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 250 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0753827700
  • ISBN-13: 9780753827703
  • Publisher: Orion
  • Pub date: Jan 01, 2010
  • Also available as: Others and eBook
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