The quiet girl
By: by Peter Høeg ; translated by Nadia Christensen.
Contributors: Christensen, Nadia.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780374263690
Work titles: Stille pige.
Description: A mysterious order of nuns promises Kaspar Krone, a circus clown with a gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion, a reprieve from the authorities in exchange for his help in safeguarding children with mystical abilities--talents that he also shares.