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The girl who saved the king of Sweden : a novel
Title:
The girl who saved the king of Sweden : a novel
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
On June 14, 2007, the king and the prime minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the royal castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill, but the truth is different. The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto. Nombeko was fated to grow up fast and die early in her poverty-stricken township, be it from drugs, alcohol, or just plain despair. But Nombeko takes a different path. She finds work as a house cleaner and eventually makes her way up to the position of chief advisor, at the helm of one of the world's most secret projects.
Year Published:
2013
Physical Description:
387 p. ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st Canadian ed.
Note:
Translation of: Analfabeten som kunde rakna.
ISBN:
9781443431590
Publisher:
Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers, 2013.