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Through A Glass, Darkly [Paperback]

Jostein Gaarder (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 April 1999

It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family.

Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind.

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (1 April 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0753806738
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753806739
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 227,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Conversations about life and death, between a girl and an angel.

About the Author

Jostein Gaarder is the author of SOPHIE'S WORLD, a huge best seller in over 40 countries. He was born in Oslo in 1952 and lives there now with his wife and two teenage sons.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical glimpse into a different world.... 16 Aug 1999
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Having gone through the pain of watching a loved one slip away, i was unsure as to whether i should read this book so soon or whether i should wait a while longer. I decided not to wait and i'm very glad i didn't. This book offers an excellent insight into the whole area of terminal illness, primarily from the side of the dying patient but also taking into consideration the difficulties faced by the family of the patient. The character of Cecilia evokes many emotions, of which sorrow and sympathy are just two, but the author manages to achieve this without leaving the reader feeling as though their emotions have been deliberately and cynically manipulated. Gaarder also manages to look in great depth at the problems faced by the family of the dying patient, such as how to talk to them and treat them and whether the patient should be told they're dying (or if in fact they already know). Magical, insightful and entirely believable -without ever being mushy or sentimental, this book had me in floods of tears on more than one occasion, and i would not hesitate to recommend it to anybody else.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Emotional Story 24 May 2002
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Format:Paperback
I was initially a bit reluctant to read the story, after a friend had recommended it to me, because I thought it would be a bit dry. However, it is actually completely the opposite, you get caught up in the story straight away and the end is very emotional because of this.
The story is about a girl who is visited by an angel. They start to talk about love, death and what it is to be human.
Though not as long as Sophie's World or The Solitaire Mystery, it is just as enjoyable a book.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Book 22 April 2003
By "jenniclaire"
Format:Paperback
Whilst being a simplistic book, in terms of being easily readable by children, the idea and the way they are presented are accessible to all readers. It is a highly enjoyable way of getting into the authors work, most of which is brilliant and a lovely way to become introduced to philosophy. Although it is a sad book, it is still highly optomistic and the vehicle used to express the ideas, through a dying girl, works very well. A very enjoyable book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking read.
This book was fabulous written in a style similar to sophies world, enables the reader to see the world in the context of life and death. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Twilight Princess
4.0 out of 5 stars THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY.
With an almost child-like, old-fashioned simplicity, Through A Glass Darkly is beautifully spiritual, philosophical, insightful and sentimental and yet never mushy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Petty Witter
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting!
Written by the author of Sophie's world, boasts to this tune feel as though they take up every empty space of the book, and to be honest the whole book feels like empty space. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Elizabeth Mounger
5.0 out of 5 stars Sum it up in one word - wow!
I could review this book in just one word: wow.

It's exquisite, breath taking, thought provoking, sentimental, heart warming - do I sound like a cliche? Read more
Published on 14 May 2008 by Clare Swindlehurst
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful and throught provoking
i first read this book as a 15 year old. i have read it several times since and the words and imagery still engulf me now. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by R. Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars I have read some rubbish in my time but this..........!
I am amazed that this book has had so many rave reviews, some having read this book several times! Once was bad enough, I am not a heartless person, pages and pages of this young... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2006 by Lesley
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely, little story
This is very different from Sophie's World, but it does have one thing in common - it deals with life, death, the universe and everything. However this is much more spiritual. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2005
4.0 out of 5 stars Through the glass darkly
If you are comparing this book to the breadth of Sophies World, then you will be suprised.It is entirely unlike it. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars A damn good read
I have read this book several times now over the past couple of years. Every time, I cry at the ending and then feel this amazing sense of peace. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2003 by "moondust120"
4.0 out of 5 stars A emotional story of loss and love
It took me a while to get stuck into the book but when i did i couldnt put it down as i needed to know what happened next! Read more
Published on 24 April 2002
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