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The girl who saved the king of Sweden

Jonas Jonasson. Translation by Rachel Winson-Broyles

Buch

englisch

Jonasson, Jonas (Verfasser/-in) DNB
Winson-Broyles, Rachel (Übers.) DNB

Fourth Estate

London

2014

421 S.

978-0-00-755790-5

Fremdsprachig

Nombeko Mayeki is on the run from the world's most ruthless secret service - with three Chinese sisters, twins who are officially one person and an elderly potato farmer. Oh, and the fate of the King of Sweden - and the world - rests on her shoulders. Born in a Soweto shack in 1961, Nombeko was destined for a short, hard life. When she was run over by a drunken engineer her luck changed. Alive, but blamed for the accident, she was made to work for the engineer - who happened to be in charge of a project vital to South Africa's security. Nombeko was good at cleaning, but brilliant at understanding numbers. The drunk engineer wasn't - and made a big mistake. And now only Nombeko knows about it ...As uproariously funny as Jonas Jonasson's bestselling debut, this is an entrancing tale of luck, love and international relations.

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