{"product_id":"9781857998658","title":"The Solitaire Mystery","description":"Author: Jostein Gaarder\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781857998658\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 1997\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Hans Thomas lives alone with his father, a man who likes to give his son lessons about life and has a penchant for philosophy. Hans Thomas' mother left when he was four (to 'find' herself) and the story begins when father and son set off on a trip to Greece, where she now lives, to try to persuade her to come home. En route, in Switzerland, Hans Thomas is given a magnifying glass by a dwarf at a petrol station, and the next day he finds a tiny book in his bread roll which can only be read with a magnifying glass. How did the book come to be there  Why does the dwarf keep showing up  It is all very perplexing and Hans Thomas has enough to cope with, with the daunting prospect of seeing his mother. Now his journey has turned into an encounter with the unfathomable...or does it all have a logical explanation","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46325638627486,"sku":"ADS-9781857998658","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781857998658.jpg?v=1766547294","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781857998658","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}